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.

Nadia Cohen (L), the widow of spy Eli Cohen, meets with Prime Minister Netanyahu (R) in his office, May 18, 2025, after Israel retrieved some 2,000 documents related to his capture from Syria ...

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 ...

Eli Cohen, who was born in Egypt, is one of Israeli most famous ever operatives. He is widely credited with helping Israel to prepare for the Six-Day War. View on euronews ...

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 ...

Cooper didn’t come representing any government. Instead, he carried ideas: a humanitarian DNA project to identify Syria’s ...