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Leef's debut film as a director came out in 2017 in the opening of the
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At 22 June 2012, Leef and several other activists tried to restart the housing protests by re-erecting a tent encampment in the
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At a press conference held on 26 July 2011 Leef responded: "What hasn't been said about me in the recent days? When we came here with our tents about ten days ago, some said we are spoiled children from Tel Aviv, some said we are leftists, but after more cities from across the country and as more
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During June 2011 Leef received a notice to vacate the apartment that she had rented in Tel Aviv for the previous three years. After several weeks of searching to no avail for a new apartment within reach of her film-editing job, Leef discovered that the rental prices in the entire
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in Tel-Aviv, while police warned them against camping in the public sphere without permission. Soon afterward the protests gained momentum as thousands joined the protests, pitching tents in the central streets of cities across Israel. sparking off the
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on 3 August 2011, Leef referred to the "tent representation" group, which seeks to democratically replace the leadership of the housing protest: "It hurts me, things have been said about my character, I hope it would be resolved."
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and anti-Zionist left-wing groups were being directly involved. Im Tirtzu said, "Daphni Leef, who is perceived in the media as the initiator of the struggle, is actually a video editor for the New Israel Fund and
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out of the tent encampment. Regev responded by saying that Leef "represents the extreme left." Leef denied this, claiming her protest was first and foremost a social struggle. On 20 July 2011,
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was dealing with, and a question about her lack of presence or if she has even slept in the Tel Aviv tent area. She revealed that she received an exemption from the army for having
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policemen and municipal inspectors who arrived to dismantle the tents. The protesters' tents were confiscated by the police forces as well.
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people from across the entire political spectrum in Israel joined the protests — all understood that we represent all the people."
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junior high. In 2002, at age 16, she moved with her family to
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