This Week in Jewish History: Eli Cohen Hanged, Bob Dylan's Birthday

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

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

Israel's long-standing efforts to reclaim the spy's legacy have finally paid off after sixty years.

Report: Syria gives Israel belongings of Mossad spy Eli Cohen as goodwill gesture to Trump

The archive of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen was announced to be back in Israeli hands on Sunday. Now, sources tell Reuters that Syrian President al-Sharaa offered the archives to Israel as an indirect gesture, as he seeks to cool tensions and build Trump's confidence

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

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The Hebrew state announced this week that it had seized more than 2,000 items and documents belonging to the famous Israeli secret agent, who had succeeded in integrating the circles of Syrian power in the early 1960s. Were they recovered during a special operation by Mossad? Or returned by Damascus?

An Israeli source told a Saudi channel that there is an ambition in Jerusalem to locate and recover the remains of the late Israeli spy Eli Cohen by all means. • The Druze were told to reach understandings with the government in Damascus.