Eli Cohen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eli Cohen

Israeli spy

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1924

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: 18-May-1965

Profession: military personnel, translator, spy

Nationality: Egypt, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (Hebrew: ?????????? ???? ??????? ???????, Arabic: ???? ???????; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Israeli spy.
He is best known for his espionage work in 1961–1965 in Syria, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian political and military hierarchy, and became the chief adviser to the Minister of Defense.Syrian counterintelligence eventually uncovered the spy conspiracy and convicted Cohen under pre-war martial law, sentencing him to death and hanging him publicly in 1965.