Israeli President Moshe Katsav reportedly complained he is being blackmailed. Channel 2 television reported Saturday that Katsav summoned Attorney General Menachem Mazuz earlier this week to tell him that a woman had falsely accused him of sexual harassment and was trying to extort money out of him.
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