Movie Screening: Advocate (2019)

Lea Tsemel is a Jewish-Israeli lawyer and human rights activist who has dedicated most of her professional career to representing Palestinian defendants in the Israeli Court system. Join us for a screening of the movie Advocate (Dir. Jones & Bellaïche, 2019) that follows her in her struggles while illuminating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from an original and intimate perspective. The film won the 2021 Emmy for Best Documentary. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.

Co-sponsored by the Israel Institute.