The story of Shula Cohen, aka The Pearl, who spied for the Israelis in Lebanon for 14 years. When Shula Cohen was arrested for espionage in 1961, Beirut society was shocked. How could such an elegant, classy, high society woman turn out to be an Israeli spy? Shulami, "Shula", Cohen was born of Jewish parents in Argentina and grew up in Israel. At 16, she was married off to a wealthy Lebanese Jewish businessman, Josef Kishik, and moved to Beirut.