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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: May 9, 2005 |
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Wajia Qawais is a Hamas member who, since the Intifada, has been locked behind bars in the Ofer military prison, near Jerusalem. But that did not stop his movement for running him as a winning candidate in Qalqilya's mayoral election.
In fact, Hamas trounced Fatah in the municipality's council elections, taking all 15 seats.
Hamas decided to run Qawais in a campaign to "raise awareness about the prisoner issue and to demonstrate the importance Hamas places on the role of the security prisoner in Palestinian society."
Qawais appointed a deputy mayor-elect who is set to fulfill his responsibilities in the city.
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Mayor runs city from jail cell
- (Ynetnews.com)
05.9.2005
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