Ex Israel pres rape rap sentencing today

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Big day for former Israeli President Moshe Katsav. He will learn today whether he will go to jail on a rape conviction in a case that has already made history in Israel.

AP reports that the former head of state is the highest-ranking Israeli official ever to be convicted of a crime. He faces up to 16 years in prison.

His conviction was seen as a victory for the Israeli legal system and for women's rights in a decades-long struggle to chip away at the nation's macho culture, which once permitted political and military leaders great liberties.