Charlie Biton

Charlie-Shalom Biton (; 11 April 1947 – 24 February 2024) was an Israeli social activist and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash and the Black Panthers between 1977 and 1992.

Biography Charlie Biton was born in Casablanca, Morocco, one of six children.

The Black Panthers contested the 1973 Knesset elections with Biton seventh on the party's list, but missed out on a seat as they were 0.15% below the electoral threshold. However, after the Black Panthers became aligned with Hadash, Biton was elected to the Knesset on the Hadash list in 1977. Three years later he was the first serving MK to publicly meet Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat. In the 1992 Knesset elections he headed a list named Hatikva, but it won only 2,053 votes (0.1%), well below the 1.5% electoral threshold, and Biton lost his seat.

Biton's health deteriorated after a neck operation in 2021 led to a blood vessel bursting. He died on 24 February 2024, at the age of 76, and was buried in Givat Shaul cemetery.