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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Hatem Qafisha''' ({{lang-ar|حاتم قفيشة}}) (born 1963) is a current member of the [[Palestinian Legislative Council]] (PLC) representing [[Hebron]]. He is affiliated with the [[Hamas]] movement.<ref name="Maan">[http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=236504 Israel releases Hamas lawmaker from Hebron] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103234533/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=236504 |date=2014-01-03 }}. ''[[Ma'an News Agency]]''. 2009-11-01.</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Qafisha was one of over 400 Hamas activists deported by [[Israel]] to [[Southern Lebanon]] in December 1992 for his membership in the organization. When he returned to the [[West Bank]] in 1993, he recorded his time in exile in a series of articles in the ''[[Al-Quds (newspaper)|Al-Quds]]'' newspaper. He intended to publish a memoir, but Israeli prison guards confiscated his writings.<ref name="Maan"/><br />
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He campaigned for a seat in the PLC from his prison cell and was elected in January 2006. On November 6, 2007, the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) seized Qafisha from his home in Hebron as a part of series of arrests of Hamas members following the capturing of Israeli soldier [[Gilad Shalit]] by [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] militants. He was held in administrative detention in the [[Ktzi'ot Prison|Ketziot]] prison in the [[Negev Desert]] until his release on November 1, 2009. While in prison, Qafisha reportedly completed a PhD through correspondence courses. As a PLC member, he is working to promote sporting activities in the West Bank which includes plans to renovate the [[Hussein Bin Ali Stadium|Hussein Stadium]] in Hebron. These plans have been put on hold since his imprisonment.<ref name="Maan"/><br />
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On 26 July 2020, [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] arrested Qafisha from his home in the city of [[Hebron]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=قوات الاحتلال تعتقل القياديين بحماس نايف الرجوب وحاتم قفيشة في الخليل|url=https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2020/07/26/1355270.html|access-date=2020-07-26|website=دنيا الوطن|language=ar}}</ref><br />
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