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Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel defends Palestinian cause
Lawyer Lea Tsemel sympathizes with the Palestinian cause despite her being an Israeli Jew. She believes that defending the rights of Palestinians has wider implications for Israeli society, particularly for women. Debates over human rights in Israel are always clouded by security issues and the state constantly invokes patriotism in denying women their rights. The case of Palestinian women is no better owing to their long years of abuse.See the full content of this document
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Maintaining a balance.
Lea Tsemel is an Israeli Jew with Palestinian sympathies. The combination can be explosive, especially when held by a practising lawyer.
On the morning that the 415 Palestinians were deported from Israel last December, their defence lawyer Lea Tsemel was interviewed on national television. In...See the full content of this document
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