Amy Goodman
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"I chose my humanity": Israeli human rights lawyer on defending Palestinian rights
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June 16, 2019
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3:19Now Playing"Advocate," a film about how an Israeli Supreme Court landmark case made it illegal for Israeli officials to torture Palestinians during interrogations, won Best Picture in Tel Aviv's Docaviv Film Festival. "I found myself having to decide whether my humanity prevails," says Lea Tsemel, the Israeli human rights lawyer featured in the documentary. "I chose my humanity. Therefore I became a lawyer and tried to defend the underdogs, the Palestinians."
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