Eli Cohen

Editor's Notes: The Mossad has always been led by outsiders - comment

The Roman Gofman fight is about more than the Mossad. It is about who Israel's security elite is willing to let inside.

Incoming Mossad director Roman Gofman arrives to a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Likud members still support Netanyahu, hold reservations on his policies - poll

An IDF soldier stands in silence during a siren honoring the millions of Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, in Tel Aviv, April 14, 2026

A light unto the enemies: Three dangerous lessons from the Holocaust - opinion

The Eli Cohen Museum, located in Herzliya, only opened in 2022.

A small Herzliya museum brings Israel's most famous spy to life


Yair Netanyahu summoned to give testimony in diplomatic passports investigation

The police are expected to summon additional people who received diplomatic passports during Cohen’s time in office as part of the investigation.

 Yair Netanyahu over a backdrop of Lahav 433

This week in Jewish History: Eli Cohen hanged in Syria, Bob Dylan's birthday

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

Reproduction of an Israeli stamp being issued to honour the Mossad intelligence agency spy Eli Cohen who was hanged in Damascus

Syrian leadership approved return of Eli Cohen archive to Israel, sources say

Cohen, who was hanged in 1965 in a downtown Damascus square after infiltrating Syria's political elite, is still regarded as a hero in Israel.

 Eli Cohen's documents were brought back to Israel after almost 60 years May 18, 2025

Mossad seizes 2,500 document Syrian files on executed spy Eli Cohen

Syria had kept the files in a highly secret and secure location and it took time for the Mossad to locate and plan to take the files even after the Assad regime collapsed.

 Eli Cohen's documents were brought back to Israel after almost 60 years May 18, 2025

Netanyahu hosts Eli Cohen's widow, vows continued effort to recover his remains

The PMO and Mossad hosted Nadia Cohen and gifted her with a framed letter of appreciation for the work of "our man in Damascus."

 Eli Cohen.

Israel to stop supplying electricity to Gaza, Energy Minister Eli Cohen announces

Israel’s step-by-step plan to pressure Hamas began with blocking the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza.

 A man hangs a Palestinian flag at an electric pole near the border with Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 28, 2018

Eli Cohen: Who was the Israeli spy who infiltrated Syria in the 1960s? - explainer

Who was Eli Cohen? What did he do during his espionage work in Syria? How did he get caught? And what was the legacy of his actions?

 Eli Cohen.

Israel initiates talks with Syrian citizens to locate burial site of Eli Cohen - report

Syria refused to return Cohen's body to his family in Israel, and his body was allegedly buried multiple times to prevent Israel from finding and returning his remains. 

 Eli Cohen.

Netanyahu explores 'Elon Musk-style' role for Eli Cohen after Foreign Ministry reshuffle

Netanyahu has suggested creating a new role for Cohen, similar to the position US President-Elect Donald Trump has built for billionaire Elon Musk in his new administration.

Likud MK Eli Cohen Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 8, 2022.

New exhibit showcasing life of Mossad spy Eli Cohen set to open to public

The exhibit is expected to illustrate various stages in Cohen's life on three different chronological paths.

An inside view of the museum commemorating Mossad spy Eli Cohen.