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Israeli president Moshe Katzav (L) waits to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (not seen) at his official residence in Jerusalem, Wednsday Nov. 01 2006.Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has recommended that Katsav step down from his ceremonial post while authorities investigate charges of rape and aggravated sexual assault against several women who worked for Katsav during his tenure as president and, before that, as a cabinet minister.PHOTO BY Lior Mizrahi