Born in Oujda, Morocco in 1950, Marciano's family immigrated to Israel before his first birthday, where he grew up in the Musrara neighborhood of Jerusalem.
[1] The organisation's name was attributed to Marciano by Kochavi Shemesh, who claimed that it was chosen to frighten Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.
[2] In 1972, Marciano was part of a Black Panthers group who moved milk bottles from middle-class neighbourhoods to poor ones.
[1] The group collapsed the following year, but Marciano continued to campaign for equality, and also set up a drug rehabilitation centre.
[2] The Israeli Black Panthers joined the Left Camp of Israel party prior to the 1977 elections, and Marciano received a top five spot on their list.