Former Israeli president convicted

The World

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever brought against a high-ranking official in Israel. Lisa Mullins speaks with Gil Hoffman of The Jerusalem Post about how the case is reverberating across Israel.

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