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Cohen was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a family of Mizrahi Jews.His father had immigrated from Aleppo in the Ottoman Empire in 1914. Deeply committed to Judaism, Cohen had planned in his youth to become a rabbi with guidance from Moise Ventura [] (1893–1978), Alexandria's Chief Rabbi, [4] but the city's yeshiva soon closed down, [5] prompting him to pursue higher education at Cairo University.
The real-life Eli Cohen. The miniseries follows the exploits of Eli Cohen, a Mossad spy. The story takes place during the years leading to the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Syria. [6] It follows Cohen's past in Egypt as an army reject, to his infiltration of the Syrian Ministry of Defense. [7]
Eli Cohen was born and raised in Holon. [3] During his military service in the Israeli Air Force, he rose to the rank of Major.While serving, he pursued and completed a bachelor's degree in accounting at Tel Aviv University, another bachelor's degree with honors in management and economics at the Open University, [4] and a master's degree in business administration with a specialization in ...
The Impossible Spy is a 1987 television film based on the true story of an Israeli civilian spy, Eli Cohen, who was recruited into Israel's secret intelligence agency (the Mossad) in the 1960s to become a spy in Damascus. Prior to his capture in 1965, Cohen was about to be appointed the third-most powerful figure in Syria—the Deputy Minister ...
Alone in Damascus is the story of Eli Cohen, a former Israeli spy. This book was describes the life and death of Eli Cohen. [1] [2] In 1986, the book was first published in Hebrew in Herzliya. In 2012, the revised edition of this book was published. In 1997, the book was translated from Hebrew to Arabic.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the killing of 1,400 Israelis came after Palestinians had been ‘subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation’.
On 31 December, Eli Cohen told Maariv that the Israeli government bore responsibility for the 7 October attack and an investigation committee was needed to hold those negligent accountable. [16] The Haaretz editorial board further called for an investigation into reported Israeli tank fire at Be'eri on 7 October. [17]
Refaat Ali Suleiman Al-Gammal (Arabic: رفعت علي سليمان الجمال) (July 1, 1927 – January 30, 1982), better known as Raafat Al-Haggan (Arabic: رأفت الهجّان) in Egypt and as Jack Bitton in Israel, was an Egyptian spy who spent 17 years performing clandestine operations in Israel.