title: Victor Tayar
text: # Victor Tayar
  
  Victor Tayar (Hebrew: ויקטור תייר, 1931–1993) was an Israeli artist and political figure.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Born in Libya, 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.
  
  