Katsav requests presidential pardon on rape conviction

Published on October 15, 2012

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav requested a presidential pardon to appeal his rape conviction.

October 15, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on October 15, 2012

Katsav denied new hearing in rape conviction sentence

Published on May 14, 2012

An Israeli Supreme Court justice denied a new hearing for former President Moshe Katsav to request a reduction in his seven-year prison sentence for a rape conviction.

Katsav says he’s a ‘wreck,’ proclaims innocence

Published on November 16, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav told an Israeli newspaper that he is a "wreck" but will not commit suicide.

Katsav prison sentence delayed pending appeal

Published on May 18, 2011

Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the start of former President Moshe Katsav's prison sentence on rape and sexual assault convictions will be delayed pending his appeal. Katsav had been scheduled to enter prison May 8 to serve a seven-year sentence, which was delayed until Wednesday's ruling.

Katsav prison sentence postponed

Published on May 3, 2011

Israel's Supreme Court has postponed the date former President Moshe Katsav will begin serving his prison sentence on rape and sexual assault convictions. Katsav had been scheduled to enter prison next week to serve a seven-year sentence; on Monday he appealed his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges and requested a delay of his prison sentence, which was granted by the court Tuesday.

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav receives seven-year prison sentence

Published on March 22, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, was sentenced to seven years in jail and ordered to pay compensation to two of his victims.

Former Israeli president Katsav convicted of rape

Published on December 30, 2010

Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault, more than four years after he was first accused.

Briefs: Katsav backs out of sex charges plea deal, Al Qaeda has more threats for the Jews

Published on April 10, 2008

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Briefs: Katsav plea bargain stands, Dems designate Mordecai official donkey

Published on February 28, 2008

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Local Iranian Jews shocked by Katsav plea bargain

By Karmel Melamed
Published on July 19, 2007

When former Israeli President Moshe Katsav pleaded guilty to charges of sexual harassment and resigned his post late last month, no one was more surprised and saddened than his strongest supporters in Southern California, the Iranian Jewish community.

Katsav cops plea in sex charges

By Dan Baron
Published on June 28, 2007

His reputation in shambles from a sex scandal that broke a year ago and swelled in subsequent months, Israel's outgoing president, Moshe Katsav, put an end to the sordid chapter by agreeing to a plea bargain after months of insisting he was innocent.

Briefs: Olmert; Katsav; Israel population hits 7.15 million; Neo-Nazis protest March of the Living

Published on April 26, 2007

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Briefs: JTS to admit gay rabbinical students, Saudi Arabia bars Israeli journalist

Published on March 29, 2007

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Iranian Jews stand by their man Katsav in rape and sexual harassment case

By Karmel Melamed
Published on March 22, 2007

Despite a flurry of criticism directed at Israeli President Moshe Katsav over rape and sexual harassment allegations, support for Israel's embattled president remains strong among Southern California's Iranian Jews.

Briefs: Israel reviews Jerusalem dig; U.S. offers reward for Islamic Jihad leader

Published on February 15, 2007

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New U.N. chief puts priority on Israeli-Palestinian peace

Published on January 4, 2007

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Lawsuit Filed in Granada Hills Jewish Community Center Shooting

Published on August 24, 2006

World News; Lawsuit Filed in Granada Hills Jewish Community Center Shooting; Young Quits After 'Hurtful' Remarks; Olmert Pressed on War Inquiry; Diaspora Money Heads North; Israeli Officials Face Sexual-Harassment Charges; Israeli Children Anxious After War; Major Israeli Writer Dies; Israel: Hezbollah Used Russian Weapons; Jewish-Owned Market in Moscow Bombed; Restaurant in India Named After Hitler; Annan Chides Iran on Holocaust Cartoons.

Message From The President

By Moshe Katsav
Published on December 7, 2000

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL MR. MOSHE KATSAV