Eli Cohen

Eliahu ben Shaoul Cohen (Hebrew: אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן, 16 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was a famous Israeli spy. He worked for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. He was caught and executed in Damascus, Syria. His burial place is unknown and his body was never returned to Israel despite repeated requests by his widow and his family to bring him to be buried in Israel. A memorial tomb was built for him in the Garden of the Missing Soldiers in the national military and police cemetery in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. His story of his life and his work for the Israeli secret services are documented in the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C..

Eli Cohen hanged in Damascus

Empty grave of Eli Cohen at Mount Herzl

Cohen was born in Alexandria, Egypt and died at the age of 40.

Other websites

• Cohen's widow asks for his remains to be returned Archived 2006-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Israel National News
• PM's speech at the ceremony marking 40 years since the death of Eli Cohen Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• The Eli Cohen Files Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine