political : ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT CHARGED WIH RAPE, WIRE-TAPPING, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE [+] serious ballot by cranky ACTIVE Fri Oct 20, 06 - Wed Jul 15, 09 FOR decades, it was widely accepted that some of Israel's top military officers and government ministers considered sexual encounters with female employees a seigneurial right. But the ground is shifting rapidly under the feet of the current crop of leaders as a result of legal and societal changes. The possible indictment of Israel's President Moshe Katsav on four counts of rape, illegal wire-tapping and obstruction of justice, has caused shock and outrage. "It's so sordid," Yossi Alpher, a political analyst and former adviser to erstwhile Premier Ehud Barak, said. "The evidence seems overwhelming that this guy was a serial molester. For all the other cases we've seen recently, this is in a completely different league." "I don't believe him. I don't believe any of them," budding photographer Hannah Allon, 26, said, sipping coffee in a Jerusalem cafe. "I find the whole thing sick. This is the President of my country. Accused of raping, what, nine women? I am so ashamed I can't even bear to read any more about it." (The Age, 10/21/2006) * * * * * * * * A top Israel leader has been charged with horrible, salacious crimes, but there has been extremely muted coverage of this story in the United States. Does that strike you as odd? Yes, that does seem odd No, and I'd tell you why, but I'd be accused of anti-Semitism No No, he sounds like the average politicion Ballot #103718 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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