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Nayef Al-Rajoub ( Arabic : نايف الرجوب , born 14 May 1958) is an MP of the State of Palestine . He was Minister of Religious Endowments and became a lawmaker during the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections won by Hamas in Gaza . As a member of the Hamas faction, he was arrested five times by Israel including on June 29, 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains . Years ago Major General Jibril , Nayef’s older brother parted politically years ago with his little brother to the point that in 1996 during a crackdown on Hamas members, then Colonel Jibril led the Preventive Security Force to arrest his own brother even if just for one day. Furthermore, as a member of the rival Fatah party Major General Jibril also ran but lost against Nayef in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections . On 26 July 2020, IDF arrested Rajoub from his home in the city of Dura near Hebron . "قوات الاحتلال تعتقل القياديين بحماس نايف الرجوب وحاتم قفيشة في الخليل" . دنيا الوطن (in Arabic). 26 July 2020 .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Nayef Rajoub ( , born 1958 ) is the Religious Affairs Minister of the Hamas led Palestinian Authority cabinet and beekeeper . He has been arrested five times by Israel and once by his brother Jibril Rajoub in 1996 during a crackdown on Hamas members by Preventive Security Force led by Jibril. Nayef, however, was released after only a day. Nayef and his brother parted politically years ago; Jibril is a member of the rival Fatah party and ran against Nayef in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections . Nayef Rajoub was arrested by Israel on June 29, 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains .
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Nayef Rajoub ( , born 1958) is the Religious Affairs Minister of the Hamas led Palestinian Authority cabinet and beekeeper . He has been arrested five times by Israel and once by his brother Jibril Rajoub in 1996 during a crackdown on Hamas members by Preventive Security Force led by Jibril. Nayef, however, was released after only a day. Nayef and his brother parted politically years ago; Jibril is a member of the rival Fatah party and ran against Nayef in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections . Nayef Rajoub was arrested by Israel on June 29, 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian politician and cabinet member Nayef Rajoub ( , born 1958) was the Religious Affairs Minister of Palestine in the Hamas -led Palestinian Authority cabinet and beekeeper . He has been arrested five times by Israel and once by his brother Jibril Rajoub in 1996 during a crackdown on Hamas members by Preventive Security Force led by Jibril. Nayef, however, was released after only a day. Nayef and his brother parted politically years ago; Jibril is a member of the rival Fatah party and ran against Nayef in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections . Nayef Rajoub was arrested by Israel on June 29, 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains . On 26 July 2020, IDF arrested Rajoub from his home in the city of Dura near Hebron ."قوات الاحتلال تعتقل القياديين بحماس نايف الرجوب وحاتم قفيشة في الخليل" . دنيا الوطن (in Arabic) .
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religious affairs minister of the hamas led palestinian authority cabinet and beekeeper
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mp of the state of palestine
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