BEN KINGSLEY MEETS MAHMOUD ABBAS

Actor Sir Ben Kingsley (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on April 6, 2005. Kingsley, who portrayed Gandhi in the movie of that name is involved in a project to show the movie, dubbed in Arabic, in West Bank and Gaza communities to offer an alternative to violence. (UPI Photo/Omar Rashidi)

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