Eli Cohen

Israeli spy Eli Cohen may have been buried near Damascus barracks, Syrian official claims

“We said the Israelis would not let the matter go and would try to obtain his remains, so each of us began suggesting a place where he could be buried,” Jawish told Al Majalla.

Reproduction of an Israeli stamp being issued to honour the Mossad intelligence agency spy Eli Cohen who was hanged in Damascus
Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Israeli agriculture at risk ahead of High Holy Days as desalination systems remain nonfunctional

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Netanyahu won the Likud primary. Can Likud win beyond its base? - opinion

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.

Energy minister touts oil pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz


Israeli foreign minister extols new era with Turkey. Then Turkey nabs alleged Mossad agents

As "a new era of relations" between Israel and Turkey seems to be dawning, recent events may complicate matters.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at the Foreign Press Association briefing, July 3, 2023.

Israel joins Sudan humanitarian aid effort

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Israel is committed to helping maintain the calm in Sudan.

 SUDAN’S SOVEREIGN council head General Abdel al-Fattah Burhan meets Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Khartoum on February 2.

Kamala-Cohen spat is overblown but indicates bigger US-Israel issues - analysis

The disagreement over judicial reform is reverberating in other aspects of the US-Israel relationship.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2022.

Grapevine June 2, 2023: All that jazz

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM RIGHT: Prof. Uriel Reichman, Prof. Yifat Bitton, Prof. Ami Moyal, Nina Avidar Weiner and Prof. Nir Kedar

Lipstadt on Musk uproar: Antisemites use George Soros against Jews

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen: "Soros is not someone who needs the protection of the State of Israel."

 US SPECIAL Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a news conference during a meeting of envoys and coordinators on countering antisemitism, in Berlin, earlier this year.

Israel's Eli Cohen aims to make more diplomatic breakthroughs than ever

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working like a man in a hurry, visiting Kyiv, advancing normalization with Sudan and trying to strengthen ties with Europe.

FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen: We are the only Middle Eastern country to send a foreign minister to Kyiv. That means something.

Cementing ties with Iran’s neighbors - opinion

Despite the differences between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Israel has always understood the political importance of maintaining close relations with both.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen meets with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in Ashgabat, last month.

Israelis may have visa-free travel to US by end of year - Cohen

Eli Cohen: "After we finish all the necessary legislative procedures, I estimate that Israeli citizens will be able to visit the US without the need for a visa by the end of the year."

 Will Israelis soon be able to travel to the US visa free? (Illustrative image of Israeli and American passports)

EU promises funding won’t go to PA textbooks inciting against Israel

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi as his first stop in Brussels on Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, May 2, 2023.

Cohen to meet Borrell in Brussels on Iran, Israel-EU tensions

Israel in particular wants the IAEA’s board to vote in June to ask the UN Security Council to reinstate crippling sanctions against Iran.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is seen at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.