Storied Israeli Hero Sees More War Ahead

Then-Major Eliezer ‘Cheetah’ Cohen rewrote Israel’s map with a bold action in 1967. He analyzes the war with Hamas, and one he sees coming with Hezbollah.

Israeli army soldiers patrol at an undisclosed position in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on Oct. 15, 2023. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images

TEL AVIV—Israel’s winemakers ought to send a free case or two to Eliezer Cohen. They owe it to him, this diminutive 90-year-old man nicknamed “Cheetah.”

The Israeli Army encourages its officers to lead from the front and take initiative. Mr. Cohen did just that in 1967.