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Calls Increase for Israeli President to Resign

2007-01-24

Israel’s President Moshe Katsav says he plans to temporarily remove himself from power following the decision to indict him on a series of charges including rape, sexual harassment and fraud. However, he needs parliamentary approval for a temporary suspension, and it’s not clear that he’ll get it since so many lawmakers want him to resign. The charges against Katsav are the most serious ever faced by an Israeli head of state. Irris Makler reports from Jerusalem.

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