Israeli Black Panthers

How Israel’s Black Panthers radicalized its Mizrahi Jews, and changed the country

Puzzled Americans may wonder why Israelis have paid tribute to the radical African-American group that terrified the establishment in the 1960s, but local residents know better.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
17/03/2024

Israeli Black Panthers founder, former MK Charlie Biton dead at 76

Biton served as an MK for the Communist party Hadash for 15 years, and then endorsed the Shas Party after retiring from political office.

24/02/2024
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