Mohammed al-Mahdi, 37, formerly

Mohammed al-Mahdi, 37, formerly named Michael Sharovsky, trains Palestinians at the Olympic club in the West Bank city of Hebron June 16, 2005. Al-Mahdi, who was born Jewish in Azerbaijan, immigrated to Israel and lived as a Jewish settler in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron. Seven years ago he converted to Islam and now Al-Mahdi lives in the West Bank city of Hebron, married to a Muslim woman. Picture taken June 16. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun

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