Saadia Marciano
Saadia Marciano | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1980 | Left Camp of Israel |
| 1980–1981 | Unity Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1950 Oujda, Morocco |
| Died | 21 December 2007 (aged 57) |
Saadia Marciano (Hebrew: סעדיה מרציאנו; 1 May 1950 – 21 December 2007) was an Israeli social activist and politician, and founder of the Israeli Black Panthers.
Biography
Born in
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.[2]
In 1972, Marciano was part of a Black Panthers group who moved
milk bottles from middle-class neighbourhoods to poor ones. During a demonstration, he was given a black eye by a police officer, and this brought him to national attention.[1] The group collapsed the following year, but he continued to campaign for equality, and also set up a drug rehabilitation centre.[2]
The Black Panthers joined the
electoral threshold in the 1981 elections and Marciano was therefore not re-elected.[2]
A relative of Marciano, Yoram Marciano, was also a member of the Knesset.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Radical Black Panther group buries Sa'adia Marciano, 'the face of protest'". Haaretz. 23 December 2007.
- ^ a b c Silver, Eric (26 December 2007). "Saadia Marciano: Founder of Israel's Black Panthers". The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007.
- ^ Knesset. "Yoram Marciano". Knesset. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
External links
- Saadia Marciano on the Knesset website
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