Israeli lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against President Moshe Katsav. Forty lawmakers filed a complaint Wednesday in the Knesset House Committee against Katsav, who suspended himself from office earlier this month after authorities recommended an indictment against him for rape and other sexual offenses.
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