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

  1. 1 2 Arab rage inside Israel New York Times, 3 April 1988
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