Maisa Abd Elhadi

Maisa Abd Elhadi (; born 15 November 1985) is an Israeli-Palestinian actress. Abd Elhadi won the best actress award at the Dubai Film Festival in 2011. Biography Maisa Abd Elhadi was born in Nazareth on 15 November 1985 to Muslim parents. Maisa was reportedly wounded by Israeli forces while taking part in a peaceful demonstration in the city of Haifa on 9 May 2021 protesting against forced expulsions of Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Controversy During the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Maisa was detained by police in Nazareth for "expressions of praise for terror and hate speech" by sharing and laughing at images of hostages being taken by Hamas on social media, amongst other alleged crimes.