Victor Tayar
Victor Tayar (Hebrew: ויקטור תייר, 1931–1993) was an Israeli artist and political figure.
Biography[]
Born in Libya,[1] Tayar made aliyah to Israel and settled in Jaffa.
During the 1970s he was amongst the leaders of the Black Panthers.[1] For the 1981 elections he headed a party called Amkha, but won only 460 votes. In the 1984 elections Amkha won 733 votes. For the 1988 elections the list was renamed "Unity - for Victor Tayar to the Knesset", but won only 446 votes.
He died in 1993.
References[]
- ^ a b Arab rage inside Israel New York Times, 3 April 1988
Categories:
- 1931 births
- Israeli people of Libyan-Jewish descent
- Jewish socialists
- Leaders of political parties in Israel
- Israeli artists
- 1993 deaths
- Black Panthers (Israel) politicians