Israeli politician; 8th President of Israel (born 1945)
Moshe Katsav
מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב
8th President of Israel
In office 1 August 2000 – 1 July 2007
Prime Minister
Ehud Barak Ariel Sharon Ehud Olmert
Preceded by
Ezer Weizman
Succeeded by
Shimon Peres
Member of the Knesset
In office 13 June 1977 – 31 July 2000
Personal details
Born
Musa Qasab
(1945-12-05) 5 December 1945 (age 78) Yazd, Imperial State of Iran
Nationality
Israeli
Political party
Likud
Spouse
Gila Katsav
(m. 1969)
Children
5
Profession
Politician
Moshe Katsav (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב; born 5 December 1945 in Yazd, Iran) is an Israeli former politician who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007.[1] He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its cabinet. He was the first Mizrahi Jew to be elected to the presidency, and second non-Ashkenazi president after Yitzhak Navon.
The end of his presidency was marked by controversy, stemming from allegations of rape of one female subordinate and sexual harassment of others. Katsav resigned from the presidency in 2007 as part of a plea bargain.[2] Katsav later rejected the deal with prosecutors and vowed he would prove his innocence in court.[2] In an unprecedented case,[3][4] on 30 December 2010, Katsav was convicted of two counts of rape,[5] obstruction of justice, and other charges.[3][4] On 22 March 2011, in a landmark ruling, Katsav was sentenced to seven years in prison. Katsav appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court of Israel. On 10 November 2011, the Supreme Court affirmed Katsav's conviction and punishment.
On 7 December 2011, Katsav arrived at Maasiyahu Prison in Ramla to begin serving his seven-year sentence.[2] He was released under restrictive conditions on 21 December 2016, having served five years of his sentence.
^"Moshe Katsav Former Israeli President Jailed For Rape". Allvoices.com. 22 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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