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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (48286)	4/8/2005 10:12:24 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Israeli President Moshe Katzav shook the hand of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and spoke in Persian with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami Friday at the pope’s funeral, public radio reported. After the funeral, the Syrian leader took the initiative to shake Katsav’s hand a second time, the radio said. Syria is officially at war with Israel, while Iran does not recognise the Jewish state. During the brief exchange of words between Khatami and Katsav, the two leaders discussed the Iranian town of Yazd where they were both born. In recent months, Israel has been pressing a diplomatic offensive against both Tehran and Damascus, accusing both of supporting radical elements bent on destroying the Jewish State. Iran is considered to be Israel’s most dangerous enemy because of its controversial nuclear programme. Israel has recently rejected Syrian peace overtures, demanding that Damascus stop its support for radical Palestinian groups as well as for the Lebanese Shiite militia group Hezbollah, which is also backed by Iran. afp

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (48286)	4/9/2005 6:16:06 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Reuters- Actor Ben Kingsley and U.S. philanthropists unveiled an Arabic version of the film "Gandhi" on Wednesday, hoping to bring the legendary Indian revolutionary's message of nonviolent resistance to Palestinian towns, villages and refugee camps. The release of the 1982 Academy Award winning film, dubbed into Arabic by 129 Palestinian actors, comes at a key moment in the Mideast conflict. Many Palestinians are exhausted after more than four years of violence but say they have no intention of abandoning their fight for an independent state. "The message (of the movie) is fresh. People should and will be affected by it," said Kamran Elahian, an Iranian-American businessman who helped organize the effort. But Palestinians who saw the film were skeptical about applying its nonviolent message to their conflict with Israel.