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Lea Tsemel
Leah Tsemel, or Lea Tsemel (; born 19 June 1945) is an Israeli lawyer known for her work in support of Palestinian rights.Ciotti, Paul (April 27, 1988)"Israeli roots, Palestinian clients: Taking the Arab cause to court has earned Jewish lawyer Lea Tsemel the wrath of her countrymen"''Los Angeles Times'' Retrieved on February 2, 2014.American Friends Service Committee (March 30, 2010)''Leah Tsemel''Retrieved on February 2, 2014. She defines her career as one involving “everything hat occursbetween 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. Biography Tsemel was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine in 1945. Her parents, who made aliyah in the 1930s, came from Belarus and Poland, and her father was an engineer.Ravit Hech'The Israeli Lawyer Who Defends the Most Violent Fighters Agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa
Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Baháʼí Faith's Baháʼí World Centre, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baháʼí pilgrimage. Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE).Encyclopaedia Judaica, Encyclopedia Judaica, ''Haifa'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 7, pp. 1134–1139 In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a Tool and die maker, dye-making center. Over the millennia, the Haifa area has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Canaanites, History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
