Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had also called for Palestinians everywhere, including the diaspora, to vote for Assaf. Assaf also won support from the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's daughter, Zahwa, who encouraged viewers to vote for him. Although prior to his participation in "Arab Idol", Assaf stated he had been briefly detained by the security forces of the conservative Hamas party and paramilitary group—which maintains "de facto" control over Gaza—on over 20 different occasions in an effort to dissuade him from singing, the group has not suppressed Palestinian support for Assaf or viewership of the show. Signalling a shift in attitude, a Gaza-based Hamas MP, Yahya Mousa, lauded Assaf and referred to him the "ambassador for Palestinian art." "The Idol" is a 2015 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. "The Idol" was partially filmed on location in Gaza, the first feature film to be shot there in decades, with further filmings in Jenin, Amman, Beirut and Cairo. "The Idol" was produced in association with the Doha Film Institute and the support of the Netherlands Film Fund. the film was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Mohammed Assaf has enjoyed great pan-Arab and Arab diaspora popularity internationality engaging in many sold-out tours. He released a great number of music videos and in 2014, was invited to sing during FIFA World Cup celebrations with "Yalla Yalla". He has also released a number of highly successful collaborative singles. His massive 2017 hit "Baddek Enayah" (in Arabic بدّك عناية) features the Cuban reggaeton group Gente de Zona. Also in 2017, he released "Rani" as a bilingual Arabic and French duet with French Algerian raï singer Faudel and in 2018 collaborated with Lebanese-Canadian star Massari in the single "Roll with It". Natasha Sara Georgeos  Natasha Sara Georgeos (born August 6, 1987) is a Saint Lucian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. Georgeos qualified for the women's 100 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without posting her entry time. Kwangju Ilbo  Kwangju Ilbo is a Korean regional daily newspaper. It was part of Daeju Group in November 2003.