Users' questions

Who is the greatest Israeli spy of all time?

Who is the greatest Israeli spy of all time?

Eli Cohen
Espionage activity
Allegiance Israel
Agency Mossad
Service years 1961–1965

How many episodes of spy are on Netflix?

6
The Spy/Number of episodes

What is the Netflix series The Spy based on?

The Spy itself was based on Uri Dan and Yeshayahu Ben Porat novel called L’espion qui venait d’Israël (The Spy Who Came From Israel), but if you want to know the “real” story, here’s where The Spy deviated from the truth.

What is Mossad spy?

It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counter-terrorism.

Who was the Israeli spy in the spy?

In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad. Watch all you want.

When did the spy go back to Syria?

In late 1964, Cohen went home to Israel for leave. When he returned to Syria, the spy again began transmitting coded dispatches to the Israelis, often broadcasting at the same time each day, an error that would make it easy for Syrian counterintelligence to trace his transmitter.

Is the movie The Spy based on a true story?

Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat,” “Da Ali G Show”) takes a dramatic turn as real-life spy Eli Cohen in this thriller inspired by true events. In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.

Who was the Mossad spy that was executed in Syria?

Mossad spy Eli Cohen, executed in Syria in 1965. (Israel GPO) Cohen wasn’t allowed tell anyone of the plans and told his wife that he was working abroad for Israel’s Defense Ministry. Ahead of the mission, Cohen had to learn to speak Arabic in a Syrian accent rather than his native Egyptian.