Leah Tsemel

Leah Tsemel, or Lea Tsemel (Hebrew: לאה צמל‎, born 19 June 1945) 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.

Leah Tsemel

Leah Tsemel, or Lea Tsemel (Hebrew: לאה צמל‎, born 19 June 1945) 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.