Moshe Katsav

Movers and shakers of Israeli society

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Netanyahu was unable to get a deal similar to the one Deri just got, but considering what happened to Katsav, it makes sense people want him to consider it.

Fulfilling his long-time presidential ambition – with more votes than any previous president – he is the country's first direct second-generation one and the second to emerge from the Jewish Agency.

Both presidents Shimon Peres and Reuven Rivlin resisted pressures to remove the Katsav bust from the row of faces of the state’s former presidents.

A decade after being an integral part of Katsav's conviction, Amiel now points her ire towards Netanyahu, while referring to experience she had while being the state attorney.

They are expected to reach Rothschild Boulevard, where feminist activists will speak.

In contrast to Israel, Slovakia has hardly ever indicted public officials for corruption, let alone convicted them.

Israelis have long complained that drawn-out investigations, often leaked to the media, have undercut politicians and their right to due process.

The story of the Hollywood executive's years of alleged sexual misconduct reflects a social tendency to play the 'blame game' and denounce victims of abuse who muster the courage to speak up.

Shimon Peres was the initiator of Israel’s defense industries when it was difficult for the nascent state to obtain military equipment from abroad.