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6:30 p.m. Mideast Focus Film Series presents: Advocate

February 19, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

ADVOCATE

This film provides a fascinating look at the life and work of Jewish Israeli lawyer  Lea Tsemel who has represented Palestinian prisoners for nearly 50 years, in Israeli courts.

The film follows Jewish-Israeli human-rights lawyer Lea Tsemel as she navigates through the Israeli judicial system in defense of Palestinian political prisoners. The film includes archival footage of past cases Tsemel was involved in over a five-decade long career; interviews with Tsemel and her family members, including her husband, Michel Warschawski and their daughter and son, as well as interns and associates at Tsemel’s law firm; and closely follows two contemporary cases represented by Tsemel and her co-counsel, Tareq Barghout.

Learn more here.

We have limited and restricted access to this film. To get a link to watch the film at your convenience next week, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com. You will get the link around 4pm on Wednesday, February 17 and have until 8:30pm on Friday, February 19, to watch the film. Watch the film on your own and join the discussion on February 19 at 8:30pm using this Zoom link.

discussion moderator: John McKay, Former U.S. Attorney for Western Washington and current President of the King County Bar Association

very special guest: Lea Tsemel, the subject of the film!!

Information about the full series may be found here.

Details

Date:
February 19, 2021
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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