Leah Tsemel
Leah Tsemel, or Lea Tsemel is an Israeli lawyer known for her work in support of Palestinian rights. She defines her career as one involving “everything [that occurs] between the Palestinians and the authorities". Her five decades of representing Palestinian defendants in the Israeli court system is the subject of the documentary film Advocate, which came out in 2019, and won the 2021 Emmy for Best Documentary.
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- Born in
- Haifa
- Educated at
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Awards
- 🏆 prix des droits de l'Homme de la République française
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1945
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