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  • Appeal by Pretty Woman star perplexes Palestinians (Richard Gere)

    01/05/2005 1:41:27 PM PST · by kattracks · 74 replies · 1,875+ views
    Reuters ^ | 1/05/05
    RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 5 (Reuters) - He's been a prostitute's rich beau, an officer, a gentleman and a gigolo, but Palestinians can't fathom Richard Gere's latest incarnation as a cheerleader for their elections this weekend. Well known for his vocal support of Tibet's Dalai Lama and celebrated for his captivating good looks, Gere urged Palestinians in a television commercial broadcast ahead of Sunday's poll in the West Bank and Gaza to get out to vote for a new president to succeed Yasser Arafat, who died in November. "Hi, I'm Richard Gere and I'm speaking for the entire world. We're...