Gere in pro-election ad in Middle-east.

"Hi, I'm Richard Gere and I'm speaking for the entire world ( ! ). We're with you during this election time. It's really important. Get out and vote," Gere says in the English-language advertisement. He repeats the phrase, "Get out and vote" in Arabic.

But many voters, already struggling with the labyrinthine politics of the West Bank and Gaza, say they have never heard of the actor, and were even less interested when they were told he's an American.

"I don't even know who the candidates are other than Abu Mazen, let alone this Gere," Gaza soap factory worker Manar an-Najar told Reuters Wednesday. "We don't need American intervention. We know who to elect. Not like them - they elected a moron."