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 nitsana darshan-leitner lawyer , jewish rights advocate
nitsana darshan-leitner

nitsana darshan-leitner is an israeli attorney , human rights activist and the founder of shurat hadin israeli law center -lrb- an organisation with close ties to the israeli government -rrb- .
she is known for her legal activism , especially lawsuits and legal actions brought on behalf of terror victims against terrorist groups , their leaders and financial patrons .
in addition , her law office has brought civil actions against numerous banks and financial institutions she accuses of aiding and abetting islamic and arab groups engaged in terror attacks .
she is also a media personality appearing in the press , on radio and television including israeli talk show programs , voice of israel radio , cnn , the bbc , european television , the jerusalem report and many american and canadian publications .
in april 2012 , it was announced that darshan-leitner was a winner of the moskowitz family foundation `` oz tzion '' prize .
in 2014 she was named one of the 50 most influential jews by `` the jerusalem post '' .
