Ilana Cohen: key obituary facts
Is Ilana Cohen dead? Yes. Ilana Cohen died on June 21, 2026, at age 82.
Cause of death: Ilana Cohen's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Ilana Cohen known for?
She was known as Israeli politician.
More about Ilana Cohen
Born: 16 November 1943.
Place of birth: Iraq.
Place of death: Rishon LeZion.
Gender: female.
Occupation: nurse, politician.
Nationality: Israel.
Ilana Cohen, the Israeli nurse and politician who served in the Knesset from 2003 to 2006, died on June 21, 2026, at age 82.
Born in Iraq on November 16, 1943, she emigrated to Israel in 1949 and later became a nurse before leading the Nurses’ Union from the early 1990s until 2024. Elected to the Knesset in 2003 on the One Nation list, she remained in parliament after the party merged into Labor in 2005 and left politics after losing her seat in the 2006 election.