with no jail time, unless they are standing up for their truth. As if its not above a disgruntled bitter employee to do this? Time for sephardim to step and lead who are authentic and not uncle toms (mofaz and the leftist sephardim, all 6 of them)

After being convicted of rape, he still spews his venom on the Israeli society and the Judicial System. With this remark he further incriminates himself by proclaiming that what he did was only a "hug". I am ashamed he was our President! He still doesn't grasp that "a hug" is "rape" if the other person decisively and repeatedly rejects it!

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3352392,00.html Opps! that's more than a hug I'd say!

That's what he did by his own admission of having "consensual" sex! Should a man who broke the Commandment "Thou shalt not commit adultery" be in a religious prison?

How dare you lie like that? How dare you bring in that poor long suffering woman into this story? You are Sick! Sick! Sick!

Shlomo Benizri ( Shas) bloody hypocrites the lot of them BTW thats Katsaves new cell mate, make a lovely couple, wonder whos on top ( bunk)

Finally. Finally !!

Poor luv, when she gets back from holiday crising down that great Egyptian river ( in-de-nile) the reality will sink in

The true face of Israel's elite - nasty feminazi abortionqunts.

hypocrites burn in hell.

do not know about, what stealing got to do with rape case, Hirschzon also stole money from Holocaust survivors. give me a break with pointless ranting.

As a Jew and an Israeli I am personally ashamed that an innocent man lynched, raped and framed by the Israeli courts, press, and the lying accusors. In any other true democratic country that repects the right of law, Katsav would have been found not guilty. There is absolutely no corroborative evidence that any one was raped. Israel today is a lawless country just like Iran.

few months or year those who accused him get sick etc then you can be rest assured hes being honest, if they do fine then they are honest

In a Reshet B interview, Gideon Levy admitted that his dream was to replace Katsav (the poor boy from nowhere) with Peres (one of ours). It has nothing to do with feminism or abortion, just corruption, power and money.

Good luck with staying faithful in prison. Being on the receiving side for a change.

It is odd that there was no evidence and how he was convicted just on hear say. Shimon Peres got his job next you kinda wonder if there was a connection. But that is pure speculation on my part.

He should not have been convicted for rape - only for obstruction of justice. The judges did not have physical proof of any rape. So he is correct one person's version should not have prevailed over another person's version, in these circumstances. Sexual harrasment is a serious problem, but there is a fine line before such becomes criminal.

There are no jury trials in Israel. In other words there are no fair trials. I think he's guilty but I don't think he got a fair trial.

In the age of media rehabilitation it is only natural to start filling the interment click throughs with denials and revisions of history. Is the former president of a nation condemning the legal system he once stood for? Shameful. But, then again, shame doesn't seem to be an issue for Katsav or his under study, Herman Cain.

I I sincerely think He was framed.

shame of this country !

his wife can't even have divorce without paying enormous get. Katsav then will be chased by 3 million women he has been loyal to them.

The evidence was circumstantial,based on the word of an ex employee that was pissed off...A woman scorned ..and all that stuff...how many men have had their careers,marriages destroyed by allegations,accusations by a woman,that later prove to be false? There was no conclusive evidenceto give him 7 years in jail based on this...but only he and the accuser know for sure..I bet she'll be writing a book soon,under an alias,of course.

No evidence, no proof.. just the words of a disgruntled employee. He had been judged, tried and convicted before he ever set foot inside the courtroom. This is truelly a sad day for Israeli justice.....these judges would rather see an innocent man destroyed than admit that some women do actually lie about having been raped.

This Christian Arab judge who stays silent and does not sing the zionist Hymn has made a direct move against Israels national interests with this verdict , why is this not being recognized by the Jewish population ?