Moshe Katsav
| Moshe Katsav | |
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| 8th President of Israel | |
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In office 1 August 2000 – 1 July 2007 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ehud Barak Ariel Sharon Ehud Olmert |
| Preceded by | Ezer Weizman |
| Succeeded by | Shimon Peres |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Musa Qasab 5 December 1945 Yazd, Pahlavi Iran |
| Nationality |
Israeli Iranian |
| Political party | Likud |
| Spouse(s) |
Gila Katsav (m. 1969–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Judaism |
Moshe Katsav (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב; born 5 December 1945 in Yazd, Iran) is an Iranian-born Israeli former politician who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007. He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its cabinet. He is of Iranian Jewish ancestry.
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 the presidency in 2007 as part of a plea bargain. Katsav later rejected the deal with prosecutors and vowed he would prove his innocence in court. In an unprecedented case, on 30 December 2010, Katsav was convicted of two counts of rape,obstruction of justice and other charges. 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.
Katsav was released from prison on December 21, 2016, after the parole board next to the Prison Service decided to shorten his sentence.
Katsav was born 5 December, 1945 in Yazd, Iran, as Musa Qasab (Persian: موسى قصاب, Musā Qassāb). His family moved to Tehran when he was a baby, and they emigrated to Israel in 1951. They lived in a tent camp for recent immigrants for several years before the area was developed into the city of Kiryat Malakhi.
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