ed ▁by ▁Sh alom ▁C ohen , ▁instead ▁running ▁un success fully ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁platform ▁with ▁Ad i ▁Mal c ah . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Sh em esh ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Bit on ▁engaged ▁in ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁ac ron ym ▁" R ak ah " ▁( ), ▁mer ging ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers ▁and ▁Rak ah ▁into ▁Had ash ▁( The ▁Democratic ▁Front ▁for ▁Peace ▁and ▁Equ ality ). ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁following ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁Sh em esh ▁advoc ated ▁against ▁accepting ▁the ▁mass ▁imm igration ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Jews ▁until ▁Israel ▁addressed ▁the ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁dispos s essed ▁within ▁its ▁own ▁borders . ▁Sh em esh ▁participated ▁in ▁char itable ▁aid ▁organizations , ▁co - found ing ▁Z oh ar im ▁village , ▁the ▁first ▁drug ▁add iction ▁recovery ▁center ▁in ▁Israel . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁working ▁on ▁that ▁project , ▁Sh em esh ▁alongside ▁other ▁Black ▁Pan thers ▁began ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁demand ▁general ▁am n esty ▁for ▁prison ▁in m ates . ▁ ▁Despite ▁not ▁having ▁completed ▁elementary ▁school , ▁Sh em esh ▁attended ▁law ▁school ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁att orney ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁So on ▁after ward , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁in ▁Israel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0