Alone in Damascus

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Alone in Damascus
Author Samuel Segev
LanguageHebrew
Publication date
1986

Alone in Damascus is the story of Eli Cohen, a former Israeli spy. This book was describes the life and death of Eli Cohen. [1] [2]

In 1986, the book was first published in Hebrew in Herzliya. In 2012, the revised edition of this book was published. In 1997, the book was translated from Hebrew to Arabic. In 1997, the book was translated from Arabic to Persian.

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References

  1. "The abduction that never was". haaretz.
  2. "Late Israel spy Eli Cohen to be immortalized in U.S. movie". haaretz.