Eli Cohen's Dramatic Espionage Role Related in New Book Several books have already been such a degree that he was about published describing the most da- to become that country's deputy matic story of the Israeli spy, Eli defense minister. Cohen, who for several years had It was only because he slipped the Syrian government fooled to up on one matter—he did not know that all radio broadcasting was halted one morning for a testing — and he kept sending messages to Israel—that he was caught and later hanged in a most shocking public spectacle in Damascus. 6:15inan tv ..,, c49.0.044efewc.. WHITE MOUNTAINS CATSKILLS his t 0T EL BEE KAU TRAVEL SERVICE "Personalized Service" Now the story is related in a large, 450-page book that gives every detail of Cohen's experi- ences and provides a total rec- ord of what had' transpired dur- ing his shrewd activities as well as the related events in Israel. Zwy Aldouby and Jerrold Bal- linger provide this account in "The Shattered Silence"—The Eli Cohen Affair" published by Coward, McCann and Geoghegan. This remarkable story of one man's genius in posing as a Mos- lem would have been judged as a fairy tale were it not that it is a current occurrence—it ended in 11965 with Cohen's arrest—and were it not that Aldouby and Ballinger have documented it so fully and have preserved the de- tails as an historical record that is unmatched in espionage. A simple man who had gained knowledge of Arab intentions to destroy Israel, Cohen gained his fir s t knowledge of the serious Israel-Arab rift in Egypt. A po- grom in the haret — the Jewish quarter — of Alexandria intro- duced the man who was to become the secret agent of Israel, to the realities of Middle East hatreds and the Israel's struggle for life. Eliahu ben Shaul Cohen, the Israeli spy's full name, posed as Kamal Amin Taabet and played a role of a rich Arab when he be- gan his activities in Damascus. He became the intimate 'of generals, cabinet officers, Syria's president. The Baath party was about to name him deputy defense minister when he fell victim to a blunder REILLY'S HURON HAVEN COTTAGES ON LAKE HURON 2&3 bedrooms, finest of beaches safe for children, not stoney. Rents $120 to $160 weekly. 10% off in May & June Weekend Rates. Mrs. V. G. Reilly JO 6-1490 or LI 9-6733 Detroit TAWAS CITY, MICH. R#2 Box 412 — 48763 Phone 517-362-2626 „Vacation Fun! • Planned programs for teens & children! We entertain them while you play! •Attractive accommodations! • 3 gourmet meals! •Swimming, • Horsebacjc riding! water-ski school! • Tennis, boating! • 18-hole cham- pionship golf q- • Floor shows & course! dancing nightly! JULY "3 for 2" SPECIALS Vacation for 3...the 3rd is FREE! 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He became a factor in the ruling hierarchy, was able to get secret information, to take photographs of military areas and encamp- ments. The information he provided later enabled Israel to wipe out the Syrian fortifications in the Golan Heights and the task against Syria was made easier as a result of the details secured by Eli Cohen. Skillfully, tactfully, Eli Cohen labored in Israel's behalf. He mi- crofilmed charts which showed the extent of Russian and Chinese aid to Syria. He was able to pass on to the Israeli authorities the information that Syria did not have pilots sufficiently trained to with- stand Israel's attacks. Cohen's Damascus apartment became a "love nest" for high ranking Syrian officials, and by becoming their. confidant he was able to get the facts he needed to pass on to Israeli authorities. There was an Arab water plan to divert the Jordan River and thereby to harm Israel, and Cohen acquire.' the information Israel needed to avert such a danger. El Fatah and related groups suffered because of information Cohen passed on about the ter- rorist groups. Daily, at 8 a.m., Cohen passed on his information to Israel and when the Syrians tried to force him to radio faked information, after he had been arrested, the trick was quickly detected in Tel Aviv. If it had not been for Syria's order to test sophisticated elec- tronic equipment from Russia, ordering an interruption in radio transmissions—a mere detail at the time that Cohen was unaware of— he might never have been caught. His arrest shocked Israel. There was a movement to save him from the gallows. But a crowd of 10,000 was gathered for the public spec- tacle and his wife suffered the agonies of seeing it on teletision. When Cohen's trial was con- ducted there were appeals for clemency from many quarters, including the Detroit Council of Churches and the pro-Israel Lebanese Maronite elements here. Pope Paul VI, Charles de Gaulle, many European statesmen pleaded in his behalf. But the effort, ,. failed. Cohen, after having been brutally treated, was hanged publicly, in the Damascus square. Orthodox Teachers Unit in NY Plans Expansion NEW YORK (JTA)—The Asso- ciation of Orthodox Jewish Teach- ers in New York Public Schools has decided to accept for associate membership any Orthodox teacher in any public or non-public school in all parts of the United States, its president reported. The decision, effective as of next September, will give such members the privileges of full members ex- cept for the right to vote. He said some 25 to 30 such teachers had applied for associate membership, from schools in Massachusetts, Indiana and California as well as from schools in New York State. Genoa-City,,Tsconsin • Phone or I. J. GOLDSTEIN 25839 Southwood 0 Detroit Ph. 557-2566 Their vanity was in such good order, that they seemed to be quite free from it, and gave themselves no airs.—Jane Austen. There was an effort to have his body returned to Israel. There even was an effort to disinter his remains but those who were about to bring his body to Israel were intercepted. The Aldouby-Ballinger dramatic story relates the family reactions and the tragic effect Cohen's death had on his survivors. The story has already been purchased for a motion picture to be directed by 'Daniel Mann. It lends itself su- perbly for a great film. * * * USSR, Arabs Spend Billions on 'Anti Israel Propaganda NEW YORK — Zwy Aldouby disclosed at a press conference that military efforts in the Middle East have switched to cold war tactics, and intelligence operations have increased to unheard of pro- portions in the wake of the Six- Day War. Arab and Soviet intelli- gence services are now spending more than a billion dollars on intelligence efforts, and 1,500 of the 6,000 Russian advisors in Egypt are intelligence experts. This information, uncovered by a team 'of international newspaper- men while conducting research for Aldouby's "The Shattering Silence: The Eli Cohen Affair" (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan), was not included in the book as it was not directly related to the subject. Aldouby revealed that the Soviet Union has established espionage training schools in Egypt, Syria and Iraq, and has also absorbed military intelligence personnel in their own schools in Eastern satellite countries. With five Arab - nations — Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jor- dan and Lebanon — and Israel, Russia and China, the United States and other Western countries involved in this heightened intelli- gence effort, the Middle East has become the focus of struggles between major powers who are using the area to fight their own intelligence wars. Chinese influence in She Middle East has reached a new high, par- ticularly in Syria, w h e r e the Chinese are training, equipping, and advising terrorist organization for anti-Israel and anti-Western activities, Aldouby said. Because the chief of Syria's general staff, Mustafa Tlas, is pro-Maoist, the Chinese are maintaining a strong influence o v e r the espionage schools near Damascus, as well as absorbing a great number of military intelligence personnel in their schools in Peking. `Sports Carnival Week' Set at Hotel Brickman SOUTH FALLSBURG, N.Y.—The Hotel Brickman will hold Sports Carnival Week, July 18-25. Among the events planned are a water carnival, all-star tennis exhibition, Whiz Kids basketball team, horse show, celebrity golf putting contest and Bob Schaffer, the one-man volleyball "team." Prizes and trophies will be awarded. 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