Moshe Katsav news stories on Newser

Ex-Israeli President Gets 7 Years in Rape Case

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:04:05 CDT

An Israeli court today ordered former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to prison for seven years following a rape conviction, rejecting his attorneys' request for leniency and making him the highest-ranking Israeli official ever sent to jail. The silver-haired Katsav remained stoic throughout most of the reading, but he broke down...

Ex-Israeli President Convicted of Rape

Mark Russell — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:38:00 CST

Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav likely faces four to 16 years in prison after being convicted of raping an employee in 1998 when he was a Cabinet minister, reports the AP . Katsav was president of Israel from 2000 to 2007, but resigned two weeks before his term expired under a...

Ex-Israeli Prez to Face Rape Charge

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:14:36 CDT

Israel's top lawman will charge ex-President Moshe Katsav with raping and sexually harassing his former employees, the BBC reports. In the latest development of a nearly 3-year legal drama, Israeli officials said that "the complainants' testimony was reliable and that there is sufficient evidence for an indictment." Katsav had agreed...

'Indict Olmert,' Israeli Cops Urge

Peter Fearon — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:09:10 CDT

Israeli police are recommending that embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted for bribery, money laundering and fraud, reports the Guardian. The final decision on what action to take after the 18-month investigation rests with the nation's attorney general. Olmert has already indicated he will resign within days.

Israel's Parliament Elects Peres President

Sophie Goldstein — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:28:56 CDT

The Knesset voted in Vice Premier Shimon Peres as president of Israel today, after his two rivals for the office dropped out. Peres, a former PM and Nobel laureate, says his job is to unite Israeli society and "expel despair from our midst." He follows Moshe Katsav, who stepped down...