Trailer | Advocate
A political firebrand in her home country, Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel is known by her opponents as "the devil's advocate," for her decades-long defense of Palestinians who have been accused of resisting the occupation, both violently and non-violently. Tsemel, who pushes the praxis of a human rights defender to its limits, takes on two contentious court cases in her tireless quest for justice.
Previews + Extras
Lesson Plan Clip 1 | Advocate
S33 E4 - 1m 50s
Lea talks about the difference between “devil’s advocate” and “Human right’s lawyer”.
Lesson Plan Clip 2 | Advocate
S33 E4 - 3m 46s
Lea volunteers in 1967, wondering what happened to the people who had lived at the Kotel. It wasn’t a land without a people
Lesson Plan Clip 3 | Advocate
S33 E4 - 3m 51s
The choice between settling as a child or going to trial as an adult.
Lesson Plan Clip 4 | Advocate
S33 E4 - 52s
Lea explains her own moral framework.
Lesson Plan Clip 5 | Advocate
S33 E4 - 3m 22s
Understanding that the motive of violence is a response to a larger form of violence.
Lesson Plan Clip 6 | Advocate
S33 E4 - 2m 4s
Lea speaks to the press after the conclusion of her trial.
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