Eli Cohn is a former MOSSAD agent, who until his death, led a highly-militant group of the Fifth Column. His organization is fiercely loyal to him, and will do anything, including sacrificing their own lives for their cause.
Biography[]
18 years ago Eli Cohn's wife suffered through a difficult pregnancy. She delivered a healthy boy but he died suddenly when he was only a few months old. Cohn did not accept there was no explanation and launched an investigation. This led to him discovering the Visitors Presence on earth and he began to learn basic information about their Inter-breeding plans. He went on to form an international network to fight the visitor which would become his fraction of radical Fifth Column members.("Unholy Alliance")
Eli Cohn used suicide bombers Melanie Singer, Will Mabyee to get to kill Chad Decker but was unsuccessful.("Serpent's Tooth")
He then ordered two of his men to kill 3 peace ambassadors. He first appeared when he met with Jack Landry and when he was corned by Erica he revealed to Erica that his wife and child were subject to experimentation, similar to what Erica experienced when she was carrying Tyler. She then told him to leave innocents alone. Cohn agreed to consider revising his tactics so that the two fractions could work together and even arranged for some of his agents to be arrested for the peace ambassador.("Unholy Alliance")
He is then contacted by Ryan Nichols who wanted to assassinate Anna. He then tells Erica and is positioned as one of the snipers ready to kill Anna. He is shocked when Ryan turns out to be a traitor.("Concordia")
Ryan attempted to try and kill him. However, Ryan failed. He told Erica and assisted her in the plan to escape. He sacrificed his life for the continuation of the Fifth Column through Erica, whom he passed the leadership to. Eli Cohn died in the explosion of the building which was the center of a hostage drama, triggered by Hobbes.("Siege")