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All the books by Yeshayahu Ben Porat adapted to cinema and television
Yeshayahu Ben Porat is known for being the author of the book The Spy Who Came From Israel, first published in 1967, which was adapted to television by Gideon Raff in 2019.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the TV series is better.
The Spy Who Came From Israel
Uri Dan, Yeshayahu Ben Porat, 1967
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Gideon Raff, 2019
The exploits of Eli Cohen, a Mossad spy, during the years leading to the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Syria. It follows Cohen’s past in Egypt as an army reject, to his infiltration of the Syrian Ministry of Defense. He assumes the identity of Kamel Amin Thaabet and establishes himself in Syrian high society. Cohen becomes a close confidant to the future president Amin al-Hafiz.