Eli Cohen

Eliahu ben Shaoul Cohen (,
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..

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  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 

Category:1965 deaths
Category:1924 births
Category:Egyptian Jews
Category:Israeli Jews
Category:Mossad people
Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel
Category:People executed by hanging
Category:People from Alexandria
Category:Spies