Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the first social justice organizations among mizrahi jews in israel”. Today it says “israeli protest movement established by second-generation jewish immigrants from north africa”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Black Panthers were one of the first social justice organizations among Mizrahi Jews in Israel , active in the late 1960s and into the 1970s . Their name was an homage to the Black Panthers in the United States .1
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The Black Panthers ( , HaPanterim HaShhorim ) were an Israeli protest movement of second-generation Jewish immigrants from Middle Eastern countries.They were one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for the Mizrahi Jews .Saadia Marciano , one of the movement's founders, chose the name "Black Panthers" in 1971 when Angela Davis , one of the African American Black Panthers , came to visit Israel where she met with Marciano, who then adopted the name.They are also sometimes referred to as the Israeli Black Panthers to distinguish them from the African American group.
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The Black Panthers ( , translit. HaPanterim HaShhorim ; ) were an Israeli protest movement of second-generation Jewish immigrants from Middle Eastern countries. It was one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for the Mizrahi Jews , drawing inspiration and borrowing the name from the African American Black Panthers . It is also sometimes referred to as the Israeli Black Panthers to distinguish them from the African American group.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli protest movement The Black Panthers ( , translit.HaPanterim HaShhorim ) were an Israeli protest movement of second-generation Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Middle Eastern countries.It was one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews , drawing inspiration and borrowing the name from the African-American organization Black Panther Party . It is also sometimes referred to as the Israeli Black Panthers to distinguish them from the original American group.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli protest movement The Black Panthers ( , translit. HaPanterim HaShkhorim ) were an Israeli protest movement of second-generation Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Middle Eastern countries. It was one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews , drawing inspiration and borrowing the name from the African-American organization Black Panther Party . It is also sometimes referred to as the Israeli Black Panthers to distinguish them from the original American group.
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Protest movement Not to be confused with Black Panther Party .The Black Panthers ( Hebrew : הפנתרים השחורים , romanized : HaPanterim HaShchorim ) were an Israeli protest movement of second-generation Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Middle Eastern countries. It was one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews , drawing inspiration and borrowing the name from the African American organization Black Panther Party . It is also sometimes referred to as the Israeli Black Panthers to distinguish them from the original American group.
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one of the first social justice organizations among mizrahi jews in israel
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israeli protest movement established by second-generation jewish immigrants from north africa
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