Indeed, President Moshe Katsav invited then crowned-prince Abdullah to visit Israel as a means of calling the Saudi bluff.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel's man in Mecca

Moshe Katsav came to Israel at the age of six with his parents in 1951, a few years after the state's foundation.

BBC: Profile: Moshe Katsav

In June 2007, former Israeli President Moshe Katsav resigned after a year-long scandal in which several former employees accused him of sexual assault and harassment, and one accused him of rape.

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