Once upon a time in Damascus, Kamal Amin Thaabet moved freely among Syria's elite, trusted and unseen. But behind the carefully built persona was Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy feeding crucial secrets ...

Elie Cohen, far left, head of an Israeli spy ring, listens as he is sentenced to death by a special military court in Damascus, Syria, May 8, 1965. Credit: AP/LEB ...

N early 60 years after he was hanged in Damascus, Eli Cohen's personal archives have been retrieved by Israel in a covert Mossad operation. The files were handed over to his widow, Nadia Cohen, on ...

Eli Cohen's remains have yet to be returned to Israel, where ... 2000 shows a close-up of a postage stamp commemorating Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed by Syria in Damascus in 1965.

This picture taken on January 25, 2000 shows a close-up of a postage stamp commemorating Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed by Syria in Damascus in 1965.

Belongings of ‘Our Man in Damascus,’ Israel Spy Eli Cohen, Return Home. By. Hana Levi Julian - 21 Iyyar 5785 – May 18, 2025. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

The announcement coincided with the 60th anniversary of Cohen’s public execution in Damascus on May 18, 1965, and was made during a ceremony in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad ...

Eli Cohen, who was born in Egypt, ... Sunday marked 60 years since he was hanged in a square in Damascus. The items recently spirited into Israel include documents, recordings, ...