0 7 , ▁Sh em esh ▁and ▁Bit on ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁social ▁movement ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁M iz ra hi ▁Jews , ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁Eth iop ian ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁Sh em esh ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Rach el ▁Ash ur ▁Sh em esh , ▁and ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁View s ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁life , ▁Sh em esh ▁promoted ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁M iz ra hi ▁Jews ▁and ▁Palest ini ans , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁marg inal ized ▁groups ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁was ▁quoted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁"[ M iz ra hi ' s ] ▁strong est ▁bond ▁is ▁with ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁opp ress ed ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ", ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers ' ▁goals ▁were ▁to ▁"[ se ek ] ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Arab s ▁and ▁forming ▁an ▁economic ▁b loc ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁influ ences ▁of ▁both ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁USS R ." ▁Sh em esh ▁opposed ▁Z ion ism , ▁condem ning ▁its ▁treatment ▁of ▁Palest ini ans ▁and ▁supporting ▁c ession ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁territory ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁Palest in ian ▁State . ▁Sh em esh ▁met ▁with ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁P LO ▁and ▁expressed ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁their ▁cause , ▁stating ▁that ▁" there ▁will ▁be ▁no ▁equality