Anger over rape charge deal for Israeli president

Israeli president Moshe Katsav has agreed to resign in a controversial plea bargain that drops rape allegations and the threat of jail time in return for admitting lesser charges.

The deal was a dramatic reversal by attorney general Meni Mazuz, who had announced in January that he planned to try Katsav for rape and other sex crimes - counts that could have landed him in prison for 20 years.