No film or video was previously known to exist of the execution. The children could not react to Eli's absence. It takes just a few seconds. For 19 years, Jewish settlements in the north were under constant threat of Syrian guns. 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. 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. In the fifties, Israel had launched a project of huge pipeline and canals that would carry a part of the jorden river water to the arid Negev region. When the Baath took power in 1963, Eli was firmly entrenched in Syrian high society. Cohen's astonishing undercover career lasted for four years. Nadia Cohen, widow of executed Israeli spy Eli Cohen, speaks to Channel 2 on September 20, 2016 after Syrian opposition forces release new video showing moments after he was hanged in. they suspect on a tablet but they verify the Tibet's transmission two times at 8 am precisely they broke into the tablet home, Eli was caught red-handed in the transmission. As Intelligence Chief Meir Amit said, Eli succeeded far beyond the capabilities of most other men.. As depicted in Episodes 4 and 5 of The Spy, Cohen aligns with Hafiz and the Ba'ath political party to overthrow the reigning government of Syria in March 1963. Nadia, widow of Israeli spy Eli Cohen, reacts during an interview with Reuters in Herzliya, Israel October 6, 2019. . Israel attacked the project serval time later they abandon the project in 1965. Thus, he wished to terminate his assignment in Syria. they let him see fortification and the bunkers, weapon concentrated in the area, and their offensive plans.l lieutenant Zaher Al-Din took Eli to the El Hama military camp, where large quantities of new weapons had been stored. He made friends with many of the guests and ended up receiving classified military briefings and visiting Syrian military sites. [27] Syrian authorities have repeatedly denied family requests for the remains. Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Defense Minister Ezer Weizmann, Chief of Staff Mordechai Gur, and several Mossad operatives all attended his son's Bar Mitzvah in 1977. The crime of obtaining secret information is kept hidden to ensure the safety of the country to benefit the enemy. "I have passed your response to our partners and am waiting for a reply," said the agent. Two of them were Abraham and Maurice. He carefully cultivated contacts with the Baath leadership, which included the Syrian military attach in Argentina, General Amin al-Hafaz. The following year, Syria found out about Cohen by tracing his intelligence transmissions to Israel. - From Eli Cohen's last letter to his wife Nadia and his children, written an hour before his execution in Damascus. He did not object, in fact, to the idea of a ladies man reputation. The information he had been providing them for years was too good to forego. As the Syrian Army officer explained to Eli the fortifications the Syrian Army had built, Eli suggested that the Syrians plant trees there to deceive the Israelis into thinking it was unfortified, as well as to provide shade and beauty for the soldiers stationed there. I hope, pray, that he will be returned home by the time I die," Nadia told Haaretz in 2010. Eli himself was not above the spicier part of a spys life either. Despite this, however, Israeli intelligence asked him to return to Syria one more time. Show creator Gideon Raff's limited series has brought renewed attention to the life and work of Eli Cohen. References ^ Eli Cohen Knesset ^ Eli Cohen Ministry of Economy and Industry ^ Kulanu list Central Elections Committee Qudsi was ousted from power as a result of the March 8 coup, but Hafiz did not take power until months later. On May 18, 1965, Eli was publicly hanged at the Marjeh Square in Damascus, Syria. Hes a trusted friend.. She also said she understood and respected the show. He is being executed according to the two articles 158 and 159 of the military penal code, and articles 271, 272, and 274 of the general penal code. The commenter agrees to the privacy policy of Ynet News and agrees not to submit comments that violate the. Some attributed this to a sense of cockiness (despite the fears he had expressed in November 1964), due to the ability and ease he had moved about in the highest echelons of Syrian power. Eli Cohen was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and moved to Israel in 1957. Eli Cohen was the man for the job. The Arabs would have none of it and decided to divert the sources of the Jordan River which originated in Arab-held territory. In this way, the Arabs hoped to deprive Israel of the waters she would need for her national growth. But Sophie was born without seeing his father. At first, he refused. [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". your father and uncle opened a textile store, but it went bankrupt your father died in 1956 and six months later your mother died too. But as with all fictional works that derive from real-life events, The Spy, perhaps for reasons ranging from time constraints to story relevance, omits some points in Cohen's story. This coincided with the continuance of Palestinian terrorist infiltrators arriving from the Syrian border, along with a continual flow of Soviet technical assistance to Syria. Returning to Nadia is Cohens ultimate goal. In January 1965, Syrian security officers broke into Elis apartment while he was in the middle of his escape to Israel. At these parties, Cohen "dispensed free-flowing liquor and prostitutes",[1] and highly placed officials would openly discuss their work and army plans. In 1961, Eli was sent to Buenos Aires in the guise of a Syrian textile businessman. In November 1964, Tel Dan Syria open fire on Israel tractors in the demilitarized zone. Eli Cohen (pictured, at center) was born in Egypt in 1924 to Jewish parents who had immigrated to Alexandria from Aleppo, Syria. His work bored him and he attempted to join the Mossad, but he was offended when the Mossad rejected him, and he resigned from military counter-intelligence. Scheffeldt, 63, is the widow of Rifa'at al-Gamal, an Egyptian spy who reportedly operated in Israel for a number of years. However, Eli's loyalty was scrutinized, and he faced harassment by the 'Muslim Brotherhood.' [19] He also learned of a secret plan to create three successive lines of bunkers and mortars; the Israel Defense Forces would otherwise have expected to encounter only a single line. Eli Cohen's son, Shaul, was only 2 weeks old when he last saw his father. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen heads to Germany Tuesday as part of Israel's campaign to halt Iran's . Text messages sent from an NZSIS agent called "Carl" appear to show him brokering a deal. "He began writing the number but stopped abruptly and, looking flushed and flustered, mumbled under his breath about needing to run out to the supermarket before it closed. He had been repeatedly interrogated and tortured. A number were only released 14 years later, after the 1967 War. His wife, Nadia, would be left a widow with three very young children. Recruitment into the Mossad. With senior staff officers acting as guides, Eli Cohen was provided an in-depth intelligence briefing of monumental proportions. They even photographed Eli on the Golan Heights, looking over into Israel, alongside the most high-ranking Syrian officers. Nadia still holds a grudge against the 'Mossad' handlers who had sent Eli to Syria, an action that had taken him away from her, forever. The Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, plans to name one of the buildings in its compound after Eli Cohen - its spy in Syria who was caught in Damascus, tried, convicted and executed 40 years ago. [6] Cohen spoke five languages fluently. he goes abroad for business and meets Nadia and Sophie in Bat Yam. [7] Cohen is married, has four children and lives in Holon. He then left the university and continued his studies at home. had succeeded in friending a Saudi entrepreneur who had been contracted to plan and dig canals, the name was his friend was bin Laden, little Osama's father. On May 15, 1965, Eli wrote a final letter to Nadia, requesting her not to mourn his death and stating that she should hold her head high, as her husband had done nothing wrong. She once called her children and four grandchildren to her home in Herzliya, clicked a photo of them together, and sent it to Assad, congratulating him on the birth of his son, Bashar. Cohen was born in 1924 in Alexandria, Egypt to a devout Mizrahi Jewish and Zionist family. Elis larger-than-life persona has attracted many filmmakers, who have then used his story for their projects. "My darling Nadia, and my dear family,I am writing you these last words, minutes before my end, with the hope that you stay together forever.I beg my wife to forgive me, to take care of herself and our children. He even trained at the same facility that had served as home to his doomed Susannah compatriots in 1953. He returned to Egypt in 1956 but was suspected immediately and was placed under surveillance. I give you my blessing. 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. She has pleaded for years and is still waiting to receive Eli's body. 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. 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. With time he was taken even more into the confidence of the highest echelons of power. Eli Cohen was now a member of the inner circle of power. Eli's second instructor Yehuda taught him how to use a small, sophisticated radio transmitter. On January 25, 2000, Nadia presented a picture of a new postage stamp with Elis face, to Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, honoring her husband. 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. When the Golan was captured in 1967, at almost the end of the Six-Day War, settlers in the north could finally feel relieved. "This cooperation brings significant benefits to New Zealand's national security, we help them (Mossad), and they help us," they added. In his late teens, Cohen became an ardent Zionist and at the same time, as . Meir even appealed to the Soviet Union. The leading figure in the break-in was the head of Syrian Intelligence, Colonel Ahmed Suedani Elis nemesis. [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 doesnt fit our story but I understand the situation. The husband hunters among the Damascus rich and influential flocked to the handsome Taabet, hoping that their almond eyes, Byzantine beauty, and olive skin would secure a future of wealth and power: He became the most sought-after bachelor in the Syrian capital. In the show, Cohenas Thaabetbefriends Hafiz in Buenos Aires and later in Damascus helps Hafiz's Ba'ath party seize power. The Spy is streaming globally on Netflix. He had three brothers. According to Scheffeldt, al-Gamal wrote in his memoirs of his friendship with Marcelle Ninio, who was sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the Jewish Underground, and also about Eli Cohen. they made great efforts to locate the secret transmission to Israel with help of Soviet-made equipment, in January 1965 they got success. She understood from him that he would be working for the Ministry of Defense, but she didnt know where or in what capacity. [4], Cohen provided an extensive amount and wide range of intelligence data for the Israeli Army between 1961 and 1965. Concentrate on yourself, looking forward for a better future! Since 1992, the Golan has been up for discussion in the peace talks, but it strikes a very emotional chord among Israelis due to its historic and strategic significance, in addition to its natural beauty. "There was great excitement because it is essentially the only item of dad that came back, we have nothing. Eli Cohen was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy best known for his espionage work in the 1960s in Syria, where it was alleged he developed close relationships with the Syrian political and military hierarchy and became the chief adviser to the country's defense minister. Every morning, Eli would leave home and head for the Aman training center. Israel has for decades worked to retrieve his remains. Others have attributed the carelessness to an almost suicidal tendency perhaps, it was later surmised, he had been in the undercover world too long, but knew he couldnt get out of it. The goal was to gather intelligence from high-ranking Syrian politicians and military officials. The text messages between Khalid and the NZSIS. Al-Gamal rushed to inform his superiors that Thabet was none other than Eli Cohen, the Alexandrian Jew. Syria brought hydraulic engineers and diversion equipment to actualize the scheme. [9], In 1959, he married Nadia Majald, born circa 1935,[10] an Iraqi-Jewish immigrant and the sister of author Sami Michael. In 1960, Cohen was approached by the Mossad for a mission in Syria. In November 1965, Eli's wife wrote to Syrian leader Hafez al-Assad, requesting him to send Elis remains back to Israel. He became far less careful in his transmissions to Israel, sometimes calling once or even twice a day and almost always at the same time, at 8:30 in the morning. But in 2018, Cohens watch was retrieved in a secret Mossad scheme. According to the report, Mossad agents were on their way to Auckland, with one text saying: "Wait for our partners to arrive before making a decision.". I give you my blessing. Sophia Cohen the 26-year-old daughter of billionaire hedge funder and Mets owner Steve Cohen is no longer engaged to her financier boyfriend Jason Levine, Page Six has confirmed. From 1948 until 1967, Syria firing mortar shells from the Syrian occupied Golan Heights into the Jewish settlements of the Upper Galilee below. He was hanged on May 18, 1965. He then moved to Damascus in February 1962, under his new identity, Kamel Amin Thaabet, to extract classified information from Syrian military officers. On April 15, 2019, a few Israeli news agencies published unconfirmed reports of Eli's remains being recovered in Syria and stated that the remains were with a Russian delegation. When Intelligence came by a second time, he jumped at it. "It works with a range of international intelligence agencies,'' the NZSIS said in response. Before he was executed, Cohen met with a rabbi, as per his request, and sent his wife a letter. The Israel Defense Forces were alleged to have used the trees as targeting markers during the Six-Day War, which enabled Israel to capture the Golan Heights in two days. In the final episode of The Spy, Cohen's brother Maurice, a Mossad analyst, confronts him after discovering he is the secret Agent 88 in Damascus. "You know, when I was growing up, I heard a tremendous amount about your husband. Another tutor trained him to speak Arabic. But his knowledge of the Arab language and Arab culture, as well as prior work in espionage in Egypt, made him a good candidate for the Mossad. In January 1965, Syrian security services broke into Eli's apartment, where he was caught while he was escaping to Israel. Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. In February 1962, Cohen moved to Damascus. Sign in to stop seeing this, Sara Netanyahu accosted by protesters at Tel Aviv hair salon, extricated by police, Brides joy turns to sorrow after Elan Ganeles killed driving to her wedding, Hiker discovers 2,500-year-old ancient receipt from reign of Purim kings father, Netanyahu compares Tel Aviv protesters to settlers who set fire to Huwara. For four years, Cohen posed as a Syrian textile businessman named Kamal Amin Thabet, first in Argentina and later in Damascus. Out of fear of being caught, Eli expressed his wish to visit Israel in November 1964, to pass on information and also witness the birth of his third child. Download our mobile app for on-the-go access to the Jewish Virtual Library, Cohen publicly hanged in the Marjeh Square, The Pedagogic Center, The Department for Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency for Israel, 1998 - 2023 American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. A memorial stone has been erected in the 'Garden of the Missing Soldiers' in Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, to commemorate him. He had seventeen lovers in Syria, all dazzling beauties with a fair degree of family power. Eli hoped as did Israeli Intelligence that these women would help him escape in time of crisis.. A New Zealander claiming to the son of a former Syrian president, says he knows the whereabouts of the executed Israeli spy's remains, according to a report on New Zealand news service Newshub on Sunday. But what happened next apparently deviates from the way it appears in the show. Thats when he met Nadia Majald, an Iraqi-born Jewish woman who lived near his brother and his wife. After his execution, a white parchment filled with anti-Zionist writing was put on his body, and he was left hanging for six hours. He took on the name Kamel Amin Thaabet and went to live in Argentina for some time to build a name for himself in the Syrian expat community. To establish his cover, Cohen moved to Buenos Aires in 1961. After the Israel Independence War In 1954, the British pull out of Egypt completely. But he spent most of his time in Tel Aviv perfecting his cover and being briefed on Amans requirements of him in Syria, as well as last-minute intelligence data needed for his mission. His success in effectively penetrating the Syrian social and political/diplomatic/military strata already wildly exceeded Amans expectations of him, Cohen arrived in Damascus in February 1962, posing as a businessman from Argentina who had returned to his native land. Eli Cohen's daughter Sofia Ben-Dor was excited about it because that is all they have. At times before the civil war, the Syrians used Israels northern border with Lebanon to harass Israel the way they used to from the Golan Heights. [26], Monthir Maosily, the former bureau chief of Hafez Al-Assad, claimed in August 2008 that the Syrians had buried him three times to stop the remains from being taken back to Israel via a special operation. At this time the Ba'ath Party was illegal in Syria but the party seized power in 1963. [28] The press announced on 5 July 2018 that Cohen's wristwatch had been retrieved from Syria. Cohen was publicly hanged in the Marjeh Square in Damascus on 18 May 1965. Over the years, Nadia has made several efforts to seek a bit of mercy from Syrian officials. Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. Israel attacked the project serval time later they abandon the project in 1965. [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. Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. Eli Cohen was sent to Syria as an undercover agent, and he turned out to be the greatest spy to date. In 1954, Egyptian authorities arrested Eli for being a terror suspect. However, running a double agent is considered to be one of the most complex missions in intelligence work. His captors later remarked on his noble bearing and his courage despite the horrific Syrian interrogation methods. They warned me not to discuss the issue with Eli anymore and to share his secret with no one.". Given their history of a paper trail, its fitting but heartbreaking to learn that their final exchange also took place over written correspondence. "Soon after, my commanding officers summoned me to my base and informed me that Eli had spoken to them about the phone number incident. The transmissions became longer as well. "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. He worked as an accountant and translator. They had three childrenSophie, Irit, and Shaiand the family settled in Bat Yam. [11] Start with Mossad [ edit] Concentrate on yourself; look forward to a better future!I send you my last kisses to you and to the children: Sophie, Irit, and Shaoul, and to the rest of my family, especially my motherPlease pray for my soul. He was a legend," I declare. Eli Cohen was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on December 26, 1924. he supplies Eli with inside information about the political and military situation. If you've already watched all of The Spy and are curious to know more about Cohen, then these accounts of the real-life Cohen might make for curious reading. After Hafez became Prime Minister, Eli was even considered to be named the Syrian Deputy Minister of Defense. In 1954, the British pull out of Egypt completely. In exchange for his freedom, he agreed to work for Egypt's intelligence service. The film featured John Shea as Eli. He also held parties at his home for high-placed Syrian ministers, businessmen, and others. Nine months later, in late 1961, Eli came back to Israel for a visit with his wife Nadia. Nadia Cohen attempted to appeal for clemency at the Syrian Embassy in Paris but was turned away. In order to capture the Golan Heights during the 1967 Six-Day War, Israeli soldiers had to knock out a number of well-fortified Syrian outposts. Cohen would then send intelligence back to Israel using a hidden radio transmitter. Nadia Majald, and together they had three children. On 29 December 2022, Cohen was sworn in as Foreign Minister alongside a new government, and will rotate the position with Israel Katz. He reminded me of my father sometimes, she added. Cohen was released because he was not linked with the underground. In 1951, he was arrested and interrogated over his Jewish and Zionist activities that he was carrying out under the tutelage of Alexandria's chief rabbi. He had also participated in various Israeli furtive operations in the country during the 1950s. This article was originally published in May 2005 and republished to coincide with the release of "The Spy" - a Netflix series about Eli Cohen's life. They further said that the use of the term "partner" is generic and is applied to all those agencies with which we have contact. "It was all for good intentions. 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. He was supposed to stay in Buenos Aires as a Syrian migr businessman named Kamal Amin Taabet. He says the spies wanted him to try and talk to his father's close friends or provide insight. I had gotten under his cover," said Maurice Cohen. He was taught high-speed evasive driving techniques, Weapons proficiency (especially with a wide variety of small arms), topography, map reading, sabotage, and, most importantly, radio transmissions and cryptography. In Episode 5, Maurice puts the clues together when he covers for the regular analyst that communicates with Cohen using Morse code. They had three childrenSophie, Irit, and Shaiand the family settled in Bat Yam. Cohen established his contact quickly, his letter of recommendation opened the gates to high society. Al-Gamal, for his part, adopted the Jewish identity of Jacques Biton and immigrated to Israel from France on the orders of Egyptian intelligence. they let him see fortification and the bunkers, weapon concentrated in the area, and their offensive plans.l lieutenant. [4] His father had moved there from Aleppo in 1914. [12], He was then given a false identity as a Syrian businessman who was returning to the country after living in Argentina. Eli expressed his fear and wish to terminate his assignment in Syria during his last visit to Israel in November 1964. In real life, Cohen was only able to return to Israel a few times during his mission. Sacha Baron Cohen in 'The Spy' as Eli Cohen. He continued his social life, spending a lot of time in cafes listening to political gossip. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He ultimately complied. 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 Sacha Baron Cohen, better known for his comedy work, as the Mossad agent. click the link in that email to complete your registration. 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. Also in Episode 5, viewers see Hafiz assume power after demanding the resignation of Syria's then-president, Nazim al-Qudsi. 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. also learned to identify the type and age of tanks, aircraft, and cannons. Look after them, raise them up and educate them well, and don't deprive them or yourself of anythingDo what you must, don't deprive the children of a father. Do what you must, don't deprive the children of a father. They married in 1959, a month after meeting, and had three children together. He had an input into and an impact on Syrian national defense and was privy to almost all their secrets. One of the more famous aspects of his spying regarded a trip he took to the Golan Heights. On August 31, 1959, he married a beautiful Iraqi-born Jew, Nadia Majald. The drunk guests would often end up blabbing about their work to Cohen, who was sober but would pretend to be intoxicated. Offended, he resigned from military counterintelligence and took up a clerical job in a Tel Aviv insurance office. In March 1963, General Hafez, Eli's friend was appointed minister of defense in salah Al-Birat's cabinet. Altogether, he returned to Israel three times between 1962 and 1965. One day in 1960 Israeli Intelligence approached him about working for them again. In early 1964, Eli was able to radio Tel Aviv that the channel was being dug along the entire length of the Syrian Heights to receive the diverted flow of the Baniyas River - one of the Jordans major sources - and empty into Jordanian territory. Eli carefully spelled out all the details of the project and passed them on to Israeli Intelligence. 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 is best known for his espionage work in 196165 in Syria, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian political and military hierarchy.[1][2][3]. It could not let Syria succeed and planning a response. In a display of generosity, the tabet contributed some money to build a public kitchen for the poor of Damascus. He lasted until just July that year when he resigned in protest of the Ba'ath military committee executing dissenting rivals who tried to stage a coup for power. She was told he would be completely safe, and she believed that until his capture in 1965. Cohens contacts, nurtured through a string of lavish dinner parties, social occasions, and friendships with those in high places, led to invitations to visit Damascus and to set up a business venture there. This week, KAN 11 began broadcasting a documentary series "Lochem 566," (Fighter 566, Cohen's Mossad codename). He was quickly able to infiltrate the highest levels of Syrian society. One day they took Eli to visit the Syrian positions along Israel's border. Israel could not survive without Jordan's water. Last Friday marked the 53rd anniversary of the execution of Eli Cohen, the Egyptian-born Israeli spy who burrowed his way so deep into the Syrian state apparatus he nearly came to head it. Learn more. "Suddenly something changed there toward us. But within a month he had lost his Tel Aviv-based accountancy job. Daniel Sonnenfeld,55 years after execution in Syria, Israeli spy Eli Cohen makes headlines,Jerusalem Post, February 27, 2021). He arrived in Israel on February 8, 1957. Cohen later. The new Ba'ath government initially installed Lu'ay al-Atassi as president in March 1963. He sent intelligence to Israel by radio, secret letters, and occasionally in person; he secretly traveled to Israel three times. "Sophie's. Ahead of the mission, Cohen had to learn to speak Arabic in a Syrian accent rather than his native Egyptian. The Golan is not only important for its military significance. Ben-Dor was pessimistic that Israel would soon be able to retrieve her fathers body from Syria. According to Maurice Cohen, this really happened. While there, he gained the trust of Amin al-Hafez, who would later become Syrias president. one after the other 69 people were arrested. Eli, after all, was born in an Arab country, had oriental features, was known to be selfless and fearless in pursuit of a cause, and had knowledge of Arabic, English, and French.

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