By 1960, Eli Cohen was recruited for a mission that would become legendary. After training, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, under the alias Kamal Amin Thaabet, a Syrian businessman.

Eli Cohen managed to forge close contacts within the political and military hierarchy of Israel's archenemy in the early 1960s, ultimately rising to become a top adviser to Syria's defense minister.

For decades, Israel has been trying to recover the remains of Eli Cohen, one of its most famous spies, who was executed in Syria in 1965. While that goal remains elusive, intelligence services and ...

Eli Cohen managed to forge close contacts within the political and military hierarchy of Israel’s archenemy in the early 1960s, ultimately rising to become a top adviser to Syria’s defense ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted Nadia Cohen, widow of murdered Mossad agent Eli Cohen, at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Thursday. The PMO announced that this was to commemorate 100 ...

Eli Cohen is one of the most famous spies in Israeli history, and he worked his way into the circle of Syrian leadership in the 1960s. Operating as part of the Mossad, Cohen worked for years to ...

Eli Cohen managed to forge close contacts within the political and military hierarchy of Israel’s archenemy in the early 1960s, ultimately rising to become a top adviser to Syria’s defense ...