Tuesday 23 February, 7:30 pm. Born into a Jewish family living in Egypt, Eli Cohen (1924–1965) infiltrated the highest ranks of Syria’s military and government in one of the most daring missions ever conducted undercover.

The skill with which he had integrated himself into the highest echelons of Syrian life, plying contacts with alcohol at wild parties as he extracted information, while keeping his wife and children back home in Israel, made him the stuff of legend.

He  spent three years operating under cover as a well-connected Arab businessman.  He was finally caught sending secrets back by radio to his handlers from Damascus and was hanged in 1965.

The Syrian regime has, up to now, refused to hand over the body of Eli Cohen.

Lyn Julius of Harif examines the life and legacy of Israel’s best-known spy.

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