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| Israeli Minister Accused of Sexual Misconduct to Resign | Israeli Minister Accused of Sexual Misconduct to Resign |
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| JERUSALEM — A top official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government who has been accused of sexual misconduct said on Sunday that he would step down. | JERUSALEM — A top official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government who has been accused of sexual misconduct said on Sunday that he would step down. |
| The official, Silvan Shalom, the Israeli interior minister and deputy prime minister, has denied the allegations. | The official, Silvan Shalom, the Israeli interior minister and deputy prime minister, has denied the allegations. |
| Israel’s attorney general ordered the police to investigate after at least seven women said Mr. Shalom, had sexually harassed them. | Israel’s attorney general ordered the police to investigate after at least seven women said Mr. Shalom, had sexually harassed them. |
| Mr. Shalom is one of Israel’s best-known politicians and had previously served as foreign minister and finance minister. He has long been an important figure in Mr. Netanyahu’s conservative Likud Party and he is married to a wealthy socialite from an influential Israeli family. | |
| He is the latest Israeli public figure to be accused of sexual misconduct. The police anti-fraud chief is under investigation and another lawmaker in Mr. Netanyahu’s governing coalition resigned last month, both amid similar allegations. | |
| Moshe Katzav, who once held the largely ceremonial post of president, is serving a prison sentence for rape. | Moshe Katzav, who once held the largely ceremonial post of president, is serving a prison sentence for rape. |
| Other politicians have gotten into trouble for financial wrongdoing. In May, Ehud Olmert, a former prime minister, who was forced from office over allegations of corruption, was sentenced to eight months in jail for fraud and breach of trust in a case involving an American businessman. | Other politicians have gotten into trouble for financial wrongdoing. In May, Ehud Olmert, a former prime minister, who was forced from office over allegations of corruption, was sentenced to eight months in jail for fraud and breach of trust in a case involving an American businessman. |