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Eliezer Cohen

Eliezer Cohen is an Israeli Air Force colonel and former politician who served in the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu from 1999 to 2006.

born 1934Commanding Squadron 124Operation KachalCo-founding Yisrael Beiteinu

Born: 18 June 1934, Jerusalem
Occupation: politician, military officer
Party: Free Center, Democratic Movement for Change, Tzomet
Education: Tel Aviv University, Israeli Air Force Flight Academy
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Eliezer Cohen was born in 1934 in Jerusalem

Eliezer Cohen was born in Jerusalem in 1934. He is the older brother of Nechemya Cohen, who was killed in the Six-Day War. He earned an MA from Tel Aviv University.

Cohen trained as a fighter pilot and flew in the Sinai War, where his plane was hit and he made a forced landing. He later flew helicopters, commanded Squadron 124 and the Refidim base, and retired in 1974 as a colonel.

After leaving the army he ran Ben Gurion Airport until 1976 and flew for El Al until 1999. He wrote a book on the Israeli Air Force with journalist Zvi Lavie.

He was active in the Free Center and the Democratic Movement for Change, and later joined Tzomet. In 1999 he helped found Yisrael Beiteinu and entered the Knesset. He returned in 2003 in place of Avigdor Lieberman and did not run in 2006.

In 2012 he was convicted of an indecent act against an El Al flight attendant. On appeal, the district court changed the conviction to assault.

Eliezer Cohen's life in 8 milestones

1934
Born in Jerusalem.
1965
Led a helicopter formation in Operation Kachal deep in Egypt.
1966
Appointed commander of Squadron 124.
1973
His citation was converted to the Medal of Distinguished Service.
1974
Retired from the IDF as a colonel.
1999
Elected to the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
2003
Returned to the Knesset in place of Avigdor Lieberman.
2012
Convicted in a case involving an El Al flight attendant.

Eliezer Cohen served in IDF Pilot Course

Cohen was an Israeli Air Force fighter and helicopter pilot who commanded Squadron 124 and the Refidim base, serving in the Sinai War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War. He retired in 1974 as a colonel.

IDF Pilot Course