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| Israel upholds Katsav plea deal | Israel upholds Katsav plea deal |
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| Israel's Supreme Court has upheld a controversial plea bargain that allows ex-President Moshe Katsav to escape rape charges and possible jail. | |
| Under the terms of the deal which Mr Katsav made with the Attorney General, he will not be charged with rape. | Under the terms of the deal which Mr Katsav made with the Attorney General, he will not be charged with rape. |
| Instead, he pleads guilty to two charges of sexual harassment, and will receive a suspended sentence. | Instead, he pleads guilty to two charges of sexual harassment, and will receive a suspended sentence. |
| Allegations of rape and sexual harassment were made by four women who had worked for the former president. | Allegations of rape and sexual harassment were made by four women who had worked for the former president. |
| Women's rights have led the protests against the attorney general's decision to drop rape charges against Mr Katsav. | |
| A panel of five judges voted by three to two to reject six petitions to overturn the plea bargain made in June last year. | |
| Originally, the police charged Moshe Katsav with rape, sexual harassment and abuse of power. | |
| But the controversial deal was made in June 2007 shortly before Moshe Katsav stepped down as president of Israel, a largely ceremonial role. |