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Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (Hebrew: אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן , Arabic: إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين ; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian political and military hierarchy.. Though he was initially successful, his activity became increasingly risky and he expressed a sense of impending ...
Dec 12, 2022 · Mossad chief David Barnea on Monday revealed the last message sent out by legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen on the day of his capture in Syria, along with new information on what led to his arrest.
Sep 5, 2019 · Who was Eli Cohen? Eliyahu (Eli) Cohen, an Egyptian Jew, was born in Alexandria in 1924.As a young adult, he worked within Egypt to secretly assist other Egyptian Jews in emigrating to Israel.
Eli Cohen (born 1924, Alexandria, Egypt—died May 18, 1965, Damascus, Syria) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy who infiltrated the highest ranks of the Syrian military and government by posing as a Syrian businessman. Between 1961 and 1965, Cohen passed Syrian secrets to the Israeli government in what is remembered as one of the most daring and productive intelligence-gathering operations in Israeli history.
Dec 26, 2018 · Home > > How Eli Cohen, Israel’s Man in Damascus, Was Captured How Eli Cohen, Israel’s Man in Damascus, Was Captured Noam Nachman-Tepper seeks to dispute the accepted narrative surrounding the capture of Eli Cohen.
In one of the most audacious individual espionage operations ever, Eli Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jewish accounting clerk, was recruited by Israeli intelligence...
Eli Cohen was born in 1924 in a Jewish family in Alexandria, Egypt. Like many Jews in Arab countries, his family left Egypt after the establishment of the state of Israel as they faced growing ...
Jun 1, 2021 · On 18 May 1965, Marjeh Square in Damascus was flooded with people to witness the hanging of Mossad’s master spy — Eli Cohen. It was a solemn day for Israel, as it has lost a talented spy.
Jul 5, 2018 · Eli Cohen in Damascus, Syria, in the early 1960s, wearing the watch that was recovered in a secret operation and brought back to Israel. Credit...
Dec 12, 2022 · Israel sought to lay to rest on Monday a decades-old debate about one of its most famous spies, Eli Cohen, saying his capture and execution in Syria was due to successful counter-intelligence ...
