‘Disturbing’ footage emerges from famed Israeli spy’s execution in Syria
Widow of Eli Cohen says video showing moments after hanging in Damascus public square ‘disturbs the soul’
A two-minute video posted on Syrian opposition forces’ social media accounts this week purportedly shows the aftermath of the 1965 execution of Israeli spy Eli Cohen in Damascus.
The black-and-white footage shows what appears to be Cohen’s body being lowered into a coffin after he was hanged in a public square in Damascus over 51 years ago, on May 18 of that year. His remains were not retrieved by Israel and the regime in Syria has claimed it does not know where he is buried.
Mossad agent Cohen was put on trial and executed for espionage after he successfully infiltrated the Syrian government under the alias Kamel Amin Thaabet for four years. The intelligence conveyed to Israel during that period was credited by then-prime minister Levi Eshkol with greatly assisting Israel’s victory during the Six Day War.
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Wonder of wonders, Syrian Rebels may bring his body back to Israel:
http://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/muqata/report-from-syria-rebel-syrian-forces-claim-they-will-return-eli-cohens-body-to-israel/2016/09/21/Cohen was born in Alexandria Egypt.
He was a spy who infilatrated the Syrian Govt. for 4 years so, how does one expect him to be treated as a spy that is and back 50 years ago? A brave soul, hero nonetheless.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_CohenBaruch Dayan HaEmet
