Tens of thousands of people in Palestine are celebrating after a 23-year-old singer from a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip won the Arab Idol contest.
Fireworks lit up the sky over Gaza and the West Bank as Mohammed Assaf's victory was announced and chants of "Palestine! Palestine!" rang out.
Large crowds had gathered in the streets to watch the finale of the singing competition on outdoor screens.
"This shows that Palestinians don't just fight and struggle, but we rejoice and make great art," said Awad Najib, a government employee, after a mass viewing outside the Ramallah presidential palace.
Wedding singer Assaf was born to Palestinian parents in Libya and grew up in Gaza's Khan Younis refugee camp. However, he almost didn't get to compete.
Assaf's success has filled many Palestinians with pride He says he had to plead with Hamas to let him leave Gaza, then bribe Egyptian border guards to let him enter the country en route to Lebanon where the show was held.
A fellow Palestinian gave up his slot during the audition phase because he believed Assaf had a better chance of winning.
Pride and excitement had grown as Assaf progressed through the talent show and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement after his victory calling it a "moment of pride and victory for our people, on the way to achieving the dream of establishing the independent state".
During his final performance, many in the audience in the Beirut studio jumped to their feet when he sang his signature anthem to Palestinian nationalism, Raise the kaffiyeh.
Thousands watched the result on large outdoor screens Assaf's patriotic anthems and folk songs had proved a big hit with Palestinians but some religious leaders remained harshly critical of the show.
Mohammed Salim, delivering a sermon on Friday at Islam's third holiest shrine, the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, said Palestinians had lost sight of their struggle for independence by getting preoccupied with the show.
"Voting for songs and immorality, evil and sin is not only forbidden, it is a crime against the cause of our people," he said.
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