Israel Former President Moshe Katsav News Photos

Israel News Images Israel News Photos and Israel News Pictures of Moshe Katsav. Moshe KatsavBorn in Iran in 1945, Moshe Katsav came to Israel with his parents in 1951. The eldest of eight children, he grew up in the new immigrant tent camp (and later development town) of Kiryat Malachi. He graduated from the Ben-Shemen Agricultural School and Beer Tuvia. Following Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military service, he received a degree in Economics and History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Katsav served as president of Young B\\\'nai Brith in Kiryat Malachi and wrote for the \\\"Yediot Aharonot\\\" daily. He was chairman of the Likud student council at the Hebrew University. First elected Mayor of Kiryat Malachi in 1969 as a 24-year old student, he was Israel\\\'s youngest mayor. He served as mayor of Kiryat Malachi also from 1974-81. Moshe Katsav has been a Member of Knesset since 1977. In 1977-81, he was a member of the Knesset Committee on Interior Affairs and the Environment, and the Committee on Education and Culture. He also served as chairman of the Knesset Members\\\' Lobby for Development Towns. Katsav later served as Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction (1981-84), Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (1984-88), and Minister of Transport (1988-92). In the 13th Knesset (1992-96) he was chairman of the Likud Faction in the Knesset, member of the Knesset House Committee and chairman of the Israel-China parliamentary friendship league. Moshe Katsav served as Minister of Tourism and Deputy Prime Minister from June 1996-July 1999. He also served as minister in charge of Israeli Arab affairs. He was re-elected to the 15th Knesset in May 1999. On August 1, 2000, Moshe Katsav was sworn in as eighth President of the State of Israel. Katsav is married and has five children. In July 2006 Katsav complained to the Attorney General of Israel, Menahem Mazuz, that he was being blackmailed by one of his female employees.[4] The investigation quickly turned against Katsav as the employee, referred to as A., alleged sexual offences.[5] The eventual allegations asserted that Katsav had sexually harassed up to 10 women, including the first woman\\\'s charge of rape. All Photos by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye