Victor Tayar
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Victor Tayar was an Israel
i artist and political figure.
, Tayar made aliyah
to Israel and settled in Jaffa
.
During the 1970s he was amongst the leaders of the Black Panthers. 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.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i artist and political figure.
Biography
Born in LibyaLibya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
, Tayar made aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Israel and settled in Jaffa
Jaffa
Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
.
During the 1970s he was amongst the leaders of the Black Panthers. For the 1981 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1981
Elections for the tenth Knesset were held in Israel on 30 June 1981. Despite last minute polls suggesting a victory for Shimon Peres's Alignment, Menachem Begin's Likud won by just one seat...
he headed a party called Amkha, but won only 460 votes. In the 1984 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.8%. The results saw the Alignment return to being the largest party in the Knesset, a status it had lost in 1977...
Amkha won 733 votes. For the 1988 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1988
Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 79.7%.-Results:1 Five members of the Likud left to form the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea; after two returned, the party was renamed the New Liberal Party...
the list was renamed "Unity - for Victor Tayar to the Knesset", but won only 446 votes.
He died in 1993.