would have been far too harsh. Five star Hilton would have been preferable.

DA CRIME .

1) All furniture is removed (except 1 chair, table and bed IN EACH ROOM) 2) All residents are removed 3) All communications, entertainment equipment and books are removed 4) All electric and gas are shut off 5) All windows and doors are locked from the outside. Unfortunately this means means no minyan and not one to talk with. But he does know state secrets, so maybe this is the better way.

THIS FABULOUS ROLE MODEL BETRAYED ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. AND LET EVERYBODY DOWN. HE SHOULD BE DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREETS ON A ROPE... OR HOW ABOUT THE GOOD OLDE "A" BRANDED ON HIS FOREHEAD... (Is s.o.b. Too many letters to brand on his forehead?) AS FAR AS HOME PRISON...DON'T BE ABSURD...INSTEAD OF A ROLE MODEL HE WILL ALWAYS BE "THE HORRIFIC EXAMPLE" TO OTHERS, A PERSON WHO USED HIS POWER OF OFFICE TO FORCE HIMSELF ON DEFENSELESS PEOPLE. SHAME.SHAME.SHAME.SHAME.SHAME. Prison is his home...Where the gonif belongs!

this sick man should have been put behind bars a LONG time ago. If need be - put him in isolation so that he cannot talk to anyone.............

She's just so much less dangerous to the greater Israeli community.

"might be exposed to convicts" ? Yes he will most likely meet Benizri from Sh-ass , well he will be among friends there!

... from the get-go. There was one witness against him -- nothing was corroborated -- who claimed to have been "raped." That same witness claimed that there were "dozens" of women with a similar story, yet no one stepped forward. The woman who did come forward has a sketchy criminal record. Most importantly -- if traitoress Anat Kam can spend two years confined to home, can we not do the same for Mr. Katsav? I will tell you here and now that he would NEVER have been convicted in an American court. He should not have been convicted in Israel, either. The "testimony" of a criminal making unsubstantiated claims should not be enough to convict someone, no matter how long and loud they cry "rape." Keep in mind that NO ONE ELSE STEPPED FORWARD TO CORROBORATE HER STORY. NO ONE.

I would divulgate in the prison, all TOP SECRETS of the country . What do you think , is it worth while? JUST LET THIS MAN ALONE.

Send it in by post every day.

....guilty of sexual misconduct perhaps,using his influential position...no one knows except the person(s) involved...the evidence seems to be circumstantial...anyway,Mr Katsav,in the meantime,don't drop the soap in the shower.

Sara, just shut up, you are an expert in legal matters???, you are better than the judges who decided that Katsav is a rapist ?/?, shame on you !!

David, Sarah #10 is absolutely right. Please show me where it was incontravertibly proved that Katsav actually raped someone. This was a frame-up from the get go and the man should be exonerated.

Yes, I am an expert in legal matters. Any more stupid questions?

Katsav abused his power as the president, now he wants to continue abusing it. Once anyone commits a crime, they are ALL equal and should all serve the time given...in prison! Now Mr. Katsav - give them your measurements for your prison uniform and quit with the moaning.

There we are Lior Katsav can sleep at night. Dont worry 3 kosher meals a day will be served. Katsav is a national embarassment and has brought shame on Israel and the office of President.

I agree With Sarah B. If he had a jury trial I think he would have been found not guilty due to lack of evidence. I have seen how judges work. Some of them sit on the bench too long, until they have heard every story under the sun and they get burned out, jaded and short tempered with defendants. I think these judeges would have been tarred and feathered by the press and women's groups if they had not found him guilty.

this case. I do have a feeling that something was not strictly kosher along the way... Spielberg, can you hear me??

The cheek of this man. It is not enough that he degraded the position of President of our country, but now he expects all kinds of deals to make things easier for him. It is about time that he accepted who he is, which is sex offender and rapist. He is not our President thank G-d any longer just a pervert who should take his punishment like a man not like a wimp. Katsav when you did the "deeds" you knew what you were doing, so stop stalling, take your punishment like a man and let us the people of Israel forget that you were ever our President...