Egypt has the strongest of the Arab countries and sworn enamy if Israel with the decision to evacuate Egypt, modern bases, airfield, and huge stores of equipment and war material would fall into the Egyptian army. Nadia said in a recent interview that when he was caught in Syria weeks later, something within me instantly died. [18], Cohen made repeated visits to the southern frontier zone, providing photographs and sketches of Syrian positions. Cohen was born and raised in Egypt and was expelled to Israel in 1956. In a daring operation, Israel's espionage agency Mossad has claimed to have recovered the watch of Eli Cohen, more than 50 years after the legendry spy was caught and publicly hanged in Syria. I understand and respect [it], she said in a separate interview earlier Sunday with the network. En su casa, con los recuerdos. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/eli-cohen-16869.php. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen,Noah Emmerich,Hadar Ratzon Rotem Creators: Gideon Raff Watch all you want. They married in 1959, a month after meeting, and had three children together. Eli found out about Syria's secret plan to attack the Israeli defense forces. He was also allowed to write a final letter to his wife. Eli Cohenarrived in Buenos Aires and checked into a hotel .a local teacher would get in touch with him and teach him the Spanish language. The Mossad never really forgot Cohen. He also held parties at his home for high-placed Syrian ministers, businessmen, and others. (photo credit: Courtesy) Advertisement. He had a boring job as an accountant at a departmental store, but was very talented and had a modest personality. His last wish was to see a rabbi. Hence, Nissim Andabo, the elderly chief rabbi of Syria accompanied him to Marjeh Square.. In August 2008, Assad's former bureau chief, Monthir Maosily, revealed that Eli had been buried thrice and that Israel would never receive his body. In 1959, Eli met and later married his wife, beautiful, Iraqi born, Nadia. To reveal full. By. In 1962 Eli cohen was in Damascus with crowded mosques and colorful souks, he rented a luxurious villa in the classy Abu Ramen neighborhood, close to the Syrian embassy. The crime of obtaining secret information is kept hidden to ensure the safety of the country to benefit the enemy. Nadia and Eli Cohen pictured in the 1960s The 41-year-old was brutally hanged in Marjeh Square in Damascus in front of a crowd of 10,000 people, in May 1965 - and despite his last request to have his body returned to Israel, the Syrian authorities have to this day never disclosed the whereabouts of his remains. A legend. Cohen had aided the unit and was implicated, but they found no link between him and the perpetrators. [4], Cohen provided an extensive amount and wide range of intelligence data for the Israeli Army between 1961 and 1965. I beg you my dear Nadia do not spend your life weeping for what has passed. later he handed with Syrian passport in name of kamal Amin tabet, he advised to open a bank account in that name and start visiting Arab restaurants, the cinema where Arab movies are shown, and political club. Syrian writers and historians pointed to ten historical errors committed in "The Spy": 1- President Amin al-Hafez: The series showed that he met and struck a friendship with Cohen when he served as Syria's military attache in Argentina. Cohen was offended when Mossad rejected him, and resigned from military counterintelligence. In Israel, Eli Cohen's faced . Cohen was released because he was not linked with the underground. The TV film 'The Impossible Spy' (1987) chronicled Eli's life. "There was great excitement because it is essentially the only item of dad that came back, we have nothing. Elie Cohen Eli Wallach Yacov Sasson Gabay General Haled (as Sason Gabay) Michal Bat-Adam Nadia Cohen Rami Danon Avram Chaim Jeraffi Salloum (as Haim Girafi) Jacques Cohen Assan (as Jack Cohen) Anat Barzilai Galela (as Anat Barzilay) Yossi Keinan Nassim (as Yossi Kenan) Yehudit Millo Madame Massim (as Judith Millo) Victor Kamar Major Massim He worked as an accountant and translator. Sacha Baron Cohen-led limited series "The Spy" which comes out today on Netflix tells the true story of how famed Israeli Mossad agent Eli Cohen went undercover in 1960s Syria. A noose was placed around his neck by a high-ranking Syrian government official who read the charges against Eli, who stood silently looking frightened. In November 1965, Eli's wife wrote to Syrian leader Hafez al-Assad, requesting him to send Elis remains back to Israel. In 1959, he married Nadia Majald, born circa 1935, [10] an Iraqi-Jewish immigrant and the sister of author Sami Michael. - Damaszkusz, 1965. mjus 18. They later welcomed another daughter, Irit, and their only son, Shai. Netflix's The Spy is a thrilling television miniseries starring Sacha Baron Cohen as real-life Mossad agent Eli Cohen, who infiltrated the Syrian government at a high level during the 1960s. Helpful. Al-Gamal was born in 1927 and aspired to become an actor. In February 1962, Cohen moved to Damascus. He took an active part in a student protest against anti-Semitism. The children could not react to Eli's absence. he transfers all operations to Mossad, Eli was now Mossad agent. In January 1947, he was enlisted in the Egyptian army as an alternative to paying the mandatory sum that all young Jews had to pay. 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", "Former Assad aide: Eli Cohen's burial site unknown],mm", "New footage emerges of Eli Cohen on the gallows", "Mossad Brings Home Watch of Israeli Spy Executed in Syria; Netanyahu Hails 'Brave' Op", "Watch of famed Israeli spy Eli Cohen recovered by Mossad", "The saga of Eli Cohen, Israel's greatest spy", "Will Assad's Ouster Free Body of Israel Spy? he supplies Eli with inside information about the political and military situation. Syrian security services led by Suidani broke into Cohen's apartment on 24 January and caught him in the middle of a transmission to Israel. Get email notification for articles from Yossi Melman, Reproduction of an Israeli stamp being issued to honour the Mossad intelligence agency spy Eli Cohen who was hanged in Damascus. She Had a Mixed Reaction to Netflixs The Spy. Eliyahu BenShaul Cohen (Hebrew , Arabic 26 December 1924 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Israeli spy. Cohen would then send intelligence back to Israel using a hidden radio transmitter. The execution was recorded on 35mm film. While there, he gained the trust of Amin al-Hafez, who would later become Syrias president. "His parents, Syrian Jews from the thriving town of Aleppo, had always instilled in their educationally minded son the traditions of the Jewish people, of Zionism, and of the culture of Syria's Jewish community, in particular." At the age of 15, he became the leader of an underground leftist communist group in Iraq that operated against the oppressive Iraqi regime. Click the link in that email to complete registration so you can comment. Using Biton, Israel "fed" Egypt with false intelligence that reportedly contributed to the Six Day War victory. Israel desperately tried to have his sentence commuted, and despite requests from world leaders and Pope Paul VI for clemency, Cohen was hanged publicly in May of that year. Meir even appealed to the Soviet Union. Israel could not survive without Jordan's water. A month later, a Syrian officer would say that one of Israel's attack architects had been Eli Cohen, who was in Israel during the battle. thus Israel needed an agent in Damascus (Sami Micheal, Nadia Cohen's brother was recruited. The famous Egyptian-born Israeli spy, who went on to develop close ties with the top military and government leadership of Syria in the. Receiving his primary education at a local Jewish community school, Eli nevertheless considered himself a patriot of Egypt, the country in which he was born. #4 - In a recent interview, Eli Cohen's daughter, Sophie Ben Dor, pointed out multiple differences between the truth behind her father's life and the story told in the show. Look after them, raise them up and educate them well, and don't deprive them or yourself of anything. Struggling to find a job after being was fired from the store, he was recruited by the Mossad to serve as a special agent to infiltrate the Syrian government. But even after four decades, there are still many questions related to the Eli Cohen affair, some minor, others major - among them, the way in which Syrian counterintelligence identified the Israeli spy. In 1961, Eli was sent to Buenos Aires in the guise of a Syrian textile businessman. In December 2025, the two will swap roles again. [13][14] In Buenos Aires he moved among the Arab community, letting it be known he had large amounts of money to put at the disposal of the Syrian Ba'ath Party. He then moved to Damascus in February 1962, under his new identity, Kamel Amin Thaabet, to extract classified information from Syrian military officers. Sacha Baron Cohen's portrayal of Eli Cohen in Netflix's The Spy is compelling, but the character makes his fair share of mistakes. Learn more. But he refused). In February 2007, the Turkish government offered to act as a mediator for their return. [7], Following state-sponsored anti-Semitic attacks on its Jewish communities, many of them fled or were expelled, and Cohen was forced to leave the country in December 1956. No film or video was previously known to exist of the execution. I am writing you these last words, minutes before my end, with the hope that you stay together forever. Nadia Cohen was born as Nadia Majald into an educated secular Jewish family in Baghdad, Iraq in the mid-1930s as one of eight children. Israeli intelligence was particularly excited about Cohen . Cohen was born in 1924 in Alexandria, Egypt to a devout Mizrahi Jewish and Zionist family. You're not alone. They observed a period of radio silence, in the hope that any illegal transmissions could be identified. Label. His graduate report stated that he had all the qualities needed to become a katsa, or field agent. Dr. Eli Cohen passed away peacefully in his home on May 1, 2018, surrounded by his wife and three children. Eli Cohen and his family later moved to Israel. She discusses what the experience may tell us about Jewish obligation, history and dignity. [12], He was then given a false identity as a Syrian businessman who was returning to the country after living in Argentina. A two-minute . She also said she understood and respected the show. His new friends introduced Eli to top government officials, senior army officers, and leaders of the ruling party. [16][17] Mossad had carefully planned the tactics that he was to use in building relationships with high-ranking Syrian politicians, military officials, influential public figures, and the diplomatic community. The latest meeting was crowd-sourced to understand what the Anglos thought Cohen could do with the Foreign Ministry. Hana Levi Julian - 18 Elul 5776 - September 20, 2016. [9], In 1959, he married Nadia Majald, born circa 1935,[10] an Iraqi-Jewish immigrant and the sister of author Sami Michael. He came home only a few times, and became increasingly secretive about his work. 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Gen. Oded Basiuk says Iran poses a danger to the security and stability of the entire region, IAEA chief to meet Iranian president in Tehran for nuclear talks diplomat, US official says Iran could produce nuclear material for a bomb in about 12 days, Meet the real-life sister act behind the two new 90s Jewish American Girl dolls, Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy are the inspiration for a set of throwback characters with a nuanced interfaith Jewish background for fans of the popular line. Although his parents and brothers left for Israel in 1949, he remained in Egypt until 1956 and may have been involved with Israel's unsuccessful Operation . In the name of the Syrian Arab people, The Military court has decided in its meeting which was held on Muharram 7th, 1385 - May 8th, 1965 to sentence Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen, a resident of Tel Aviv in Occupied Palestine, to death for committing the following crimes: The crime of disguised entry into a military location. Al-Gamal, for his part, adopted the Jewish identity of Jacques Biton and immigrated to Israel from France on the orders of Egyptian intelligence. According to Scheffeldt, Cohen and al-Gamal were arrested together in 1954 and released shortly after. It doesnt fit our story but I understand the situation. Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. The 2019 'Netflix' miniseries 'The Spy' had actor Sacha Baron Cohen portraying Eli. He would entertain high-ranking politicians and military officials at extravagant parties where there would be many women and lots of booze. The six-part drama about Israeli spy Eli Cohen has gripped viewers and critics alike with its pulse-racing tale of espionage and a deceptively good dramatic performance by. [29] Mossad director Yossi Cohen presented it to Cohen's family in a ceremony, and it is currently on display at Mossad headquarters. "Newer members of the group got to meet Eli for the first time, and Eli took all the questions and proposals under careful consideration. Eli Cohen was born in Egypt in a Jewish family. Eli has been honored as an Israeli national hero, and many streets and neighborhoods have been named after him. [34], The Israeli settlement Eliad on the Golan Heights is named for him.[35]. Israel could be the target of an aggressive attack by a larger, better Egyptian army that wanted to avenge its shameful defect in the Israel Independence War. He has reached the apex of success, and it seems that there is no door he can't open. Cohen expressed fear of discovery to the Mossad on his last secret visit to Israel in November 1964, and he stated that he wished to terminate his assignment in Syria. Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Chief of Staff Mordechai Gur, Defense Minister Ezer Weizmann, and many Mossad officials attended Eli's son's bar mitzvah in 1977. 1. Intelligence officers who investigated the issue offered two possibilities: The first is that it was Egyptian intelligence that identified Cohen and gave him up to the Syrians; the second, which is considered more probable, is that the demand for information was so great that frequent communications via radio to Mossad headquarters exposed Cohen to Syrian counterintelligence. [9] The governments of Belgium, Canada, and France tried to persuade the Syrian government to commute the death sentence,[25] but the Syrians refused. Cohen's brothers Abraham and Maurice led a campaign to return his remains; Maurice died in 2006, and Nadia now leads it. Nadia, already struggling to raise two kids alone while avoiding neighbors questions about her husbands long absences, became suspicious after he told her not to open the envelopes he received when he was at home. Nadia Cohens eldest sibling, Kamal Shalah, born on August 15, 1926, went on to become a renowned Israeli Hebrew author popularly known as Sami Michael. The message was passed on to the Syrians, who arrested Cohen. Everybody has secrets, but Eli Cohen, the Israeli spy hanged in Damascus in May 1965, had more secrets than most . Two of them were Abraham and Maurice. The broadcast came as Moscow was mediating efforts to return an Israeli woman who had crossed the border into Syria. Eli Cohenbecame certain that Israel had spied in the Syrian government. Damascus: The son of ex-President Amin Al Hafez has reached out to Israel, saying that he knows exactly where the remains of Israeli spy Eli Cohen are buried in Damascus. Call Eli Cohen Agency Inc. at (718) 336-1700 or visit us at 2003 Coney Island Ave. We will be happy to work with you to make sure your family's financial security is always protected. The daughter of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen said Sunday it hurt to watch the new Netflix series about her fathers life and execution in Syria, lamenting some historical inaccuracies in the adaptation but praising Sacha Baron Cohens performance. Prior to the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, Cohen was arrested and interrogated over his Zionist activities. Irit does not know her father. Eli married Iraqi Jewish Nadia Majald, sister of Hebrew author Sami Michael, in 1959. "The Spy" depicts Egyptian-born Cohen - played by Sacha Baron Cohen - as an ambitious, Arabic-speaking immigrant to Israel who is recruited by Mossad and, overcoming his fears and the strains on his family, infiltrates the Damascus high command by posing as a rich scion of the Syrian diaspora. A month later, a Syrian officer would say that one of Israel's attack architects had been Eli Cohen, who was in Israel during the battle. [12][16], In 2016, a Syrian group calling itself "Syrian art treasures" posted a video on Facebook showing Cohen's body after his execution. It could not let Syria succeed and planning a response. The unit bombed unoccupied American and British installations, expecting that this would be considered the work of Egyptians. I beg you my dear Nadia do not spend your life weeping for what has passed. Israel attacked the project serval time later they abandon the project in 1965. Revelation From 2022: Chinas Air Force Has More Heavyweight Fighters Than NATO and Russia Combined. Eli Cohen was an Israeli spy in Damascus whose efforts led to the saving of countless Israeli lives in the 1960's. Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (1924-1965) is best known for his espionage work in . Nadia Majald, and together they had three children. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community. [5], His parents and three brothers left for Israel in 1949, but he remained to finish a degree in electronics and coordinate Jewish and Zionist activities. Instead, he joined the Egyptian merchant marine and was involved in a number of scams, which resulted in his arrest by the Egyptian secret service in 1952. He was sentenced to death. However, running a double agent is considered to be one of the most complex missions in intelligence work. After weeks of surveillance, he was finalized and was put to training. After three months, Eli spoke passable Spanish, knew Buenos Aires well, dressed, and behaved like thousands of Arab immigrants living in Buenos Aires. Children Shai Cohen, Irit Cohen, Sophie Cohen Siblings Maurice Cohen, . On 18 May 1965, Marjeh Square in Damascus was flooded with people to witness the hanging of Mossad's master spy Eli Cohen. [8], Israel's secret police recruited a sabotage unit of Jewish Egyptian citizens in 1955 which attempted to undermine Egypt's relationships with western powers in the "Lavon Affair". After she finally saw the film, it was a bittersweet experience for her. The Mossad spy operated in Syria between 1962 and 1965 when he was arrested and executed. Her father was an affluent merchant. Spouse/Ex-: Eli Cohen (m. 1959-1965) children: Irit Cohen, Shai Cohen, Sophie Cohen Born Country: Iraq Family Members Iraqi Female Life with Eli Nadia (born Nadia Majald) is an Iraqi Jew who got married to Eli on August 31, 1959. The newly appointed Syrian intelligence colonel, Ahmed Su'edani, disliked Eli. In March 1963, General Hafez, Eli's friend was appointed minister of defense in salah Al-Birat's cabinet. Cohen will serve as Israel's new foreign affairs minister in rotation with Israel Katz, who was appointed minister of energy. Revealed: The Plan to Expand the Israeli Knesset by More Than Double, Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved. [8] His most famous achievement was the tour of the Golan Heights in which he collected intelligence on the Syrian fortifications there. Born Country:- Iraq Wife/Husband/Ex:- Eli Cohen (m. 1959-1965) Children:- Irit Cohen, Shai Cohen, Sophie Cohen Nadia Cohen is the widow of Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who spied in Syria by posing as a wealthy merchant during the early 1960s before being caught and hanged to death publicly. For a while, Cohen tried his hand at civilian life. [15], Cohen moved to Damascus in February 1962 under the alias Kamel Amin Thaabet (Arabic: ). Eli was born Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen, on December 26, 1924, in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, into a staunch Jewish and Zionist family. their chief noticed that their decision taken by the government was broadcast to Israel. Do what you must, don't deprive the children of a father. 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