A Tel Aviv district court Thursday found former Israeli president Moshe Katsav guilty of multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment.
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav on Thursday accused the country's authorities of "lynching" him, four days after the attorney general said Katsav would be indicted for rape and sexual assault.
Israel's justice ministry says former president Moshe Katsav will be indicted on charges of rape. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports
Israel's attorney general will indict former President Moshe Katsav on charges of rape and sexual assault of a number of his employees, the country's justice ministry said Sunday.
Israel's Supreme Court has approved a plea agreement that allows former President Moshe Katsav to avoid rape charges and jail time, a court spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Lashing out at the Israeli media for "letting my blood" and "brainwashing" the Israeli public, Israeli President Moshe Katsav on Wednesday vehemently denied impending sex abuse charges and refused to resign.
Israel's attorney general has determined that there is enough evidence to charge Israeli President Moshe Katsav with sex crimes, including rape, which stem from allegations from four of his former female employees, the justice ministry said Tuesday.
Police in Israel are recommending that the country's president be charged with rape and other crimes against several women.
A well-known hawk appeared to spread dovish wings this week as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon abandoned his Likud Party, saying it is unable to lead the country to its "national goals," a move that triggered early elections here.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, announced Monday the formation of a new "liberal movement" after resigning from the right-wing Likud Party he helped create, saying it could not achieve Israel's national goals.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II, part of a gathering as diverse as any you'd see at the United Nations.
Israel's president invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Jerusalem for peace talks Monday, but a Syrian official dismissed the offer.
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