ac as , ▁ ▁and ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁ ▁Em igration ▁to ▁Israel ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Sh aron ▁made ▁ali y ah ▁to ▁Israel , ▁fle eing ▁the ▁French ▁authorities ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁wanted ▁for ▁em be zz ling ▁$ 6 0 ▁million . ▁He ▁bought ▁a ▁villa ▁in ▁S avy on ▁and ▁immediately ▁launched ▁a ▁business ▁career ▁in ▁Israel . ▁He ▁entered ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Isra eli ▁business man ▁Av raham ▁Pil z , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁D iz eng off ▁Center , ▁which ▁was ▁Israel ' s ▁first ▁sho pping ▁m all . ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁political ▁career ▁Despite ▁bare ly ▁speaking ▁Heb rew , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁one - man ▁party , ▁also ▁named ▁Fl atto - Sh aron , ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et ▁elections ▁that ▁year , ▁hoping ▁to ▁obtain ▁parliament ary ▁imm unity ▁to ▁avoid ▁extr ad ition ▁to ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁list ▁won ▁ 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁enough ▁for ▁two ▁seats . ▁However , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁one - man ▁list , ▁only ▁one ▁seat ▁was ▁taken . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁surprising ▁level ▁of ▁support ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁was ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁France ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁extr ad ite ▁Ab u ▁Da oud , ▁who ▁was ▁wanted ▁in ▁Israel ▁for ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁mass acre . ▁ ▁Once ▁ens con ced ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et , ▁Fl