Judges who convicted former president of rape, indecent acts, and sexual harassment say he abused his power over victims by ‘glorifying, touching, making erotic comments, and hugging them at length’ in anticipation of sexual rewards
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In response to rabbis’ wives letter calling on Jewish women not to date Arabs, dozens of women rabbis sign letter saying ‘we must block attempts by hate mongers, fanatics to take advantage of our fear’
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Prosecutor tells Michigan paper inmate tried to put oven cleaner in Elias Abuelazam’s food
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PM calls Katsav conviction ‘sad day for Israel’, retired judge says prison sentence unavoidable. Meanwhile, State Comptroller considers revoking Katsav’s benefits
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Women’s rights activists gather outside Tel Aviv courthouse to support complainants in case against former president, set to receive verdict on rape charges. ‘He prays three times a day, with greater resolve than ever,’ says PR advisor
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IDF submarine divers’ course cadets take time out from arduous training to meet with Holocaust survivors and commemorate their experiences. ‘We have been through tough course but hearing what survivors went through we realize it was nothing in comparison,’ says one cadet
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Career diplomat Robert Stephen Ford will be envoy to Damascus after US absence of six years
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Moment of truth: Almost four and a half years after affair broke out, Tel Aviv District Court to deliver verdict Thursday in affair involving former president. Katsav, accused of rape and indecent assault, remains optimistic. ‘I believe the judges will reach the desired results,’ he tells his associates
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Denmark’s intelligence service says men planned to shoot as many people as possible in newsroom of paper that published cartoons of Muslim prophet
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In detailed letter, army instructs reserve officers to take extra precautions in Israel and abroad following assassination of nuclear scientists in Tehran. Officers ordered to avoid travelling on same traffic routes, shopping for groceries at same place
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