Shalom Cohen (Hebrew: שלום כהן, born 1955) is an Israeli diplomat who served as ambassador to Egypt, a post he held from 2005 to 2010.[1] Before that, he was chairman for the Israeli mission in Tunis from 1996 to 2000, and worked at the Arab Maghreb department at the Israeli foreign ministry from 2000 to 2003.
In July 2009, Egyptian security forces uncovered a plot by 3 "Al-Qaeda-linked" terrorists to assassinate the ambassador at his home and bomb the Israeli embassy building in Cairo.[2] The three conspirators confessed during interrogation and provided details of their plans. The three claimed they had plans to carry out a "series of attacks" against police stations and government offices, as well as holy Christian and Islamic sites.[3] The credibility of these confession have been doubted as some suspect they were extracted under torture.[4]
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| Preceded by Elle Shaked |
Israeli Ambassador to Egypt 2005 – present |
Incumbent |