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{{short description|Fictional character}}
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{{Infobox character
▲| name = Ziva David<br />זיוה דוד
▲| series = [[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]
▲| image = [[File:ZivaDavid.jpg|250px]]
▲| caption = Ziva David in the Season 3, episode, "Silver War".
| last =
▲| first = "[[Kill Ari|Kill Ari (Part I)]]" (3.01)<br />September 20, 2005
| voice
▲| portrayer = [[Cote de Pablo]]<br />Gabi Coccio (teenage Ziva; flashbacks only)
▲| voice = Erin Bennett (''NCIS: The Video Game'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Voice Of Ziva David - NCIS: The Video Game <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/NCIS-The-Video-Game/Ziva-David/|work=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=September 25, 2017|postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref>
| occupation
▲| creator = [[Donald P. Bellisario]]
▲| occupation = [[Naval Criminal Investigative Service|NCIS]] Special Agent<br />[[Mossad]] Liaison Officer<br />[[Mossad]] operative, control officer<br />Soldier in the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Army]]
| family
▲| gender = Female
| significant_other = [[Anthony DiNozzo]]
▲| family = Eli David (father, deceased)<br />Rivka David (mother, deceased)<br />[[Ari Haswari]] (paternal half brother, deceased)<br />Tali David (sister, deceased)<ref name=personalinfo/>
|
| religion = [[Judaism|Jewish]]
▲| relatives =
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▲| extra-hdr = Career at NCIS
| data31
▲| lbl31 = Position
▲| data31 = Special Agent (seasons [[NCIS (season 7)|7]]–[[NCIS (season 11)|11]])<br />[[Mossad]] Liaison Officer (seasons [[NCIS (season 3)|3]]–7)
▲| lbl32 = Rank
▲| data32 = Junior field agent<br />Probationary field agent (season 7)
▲| lbl33 = Years of Service
▲| data33 = {{circa|2005–2013}}
▲| lbl34 = Awards
▲| data34 =
}}
'''Ziva David''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|iː|v|ə|_|d|ə|ˈ|v|iː|d}}; [[Hebrew]]: זיוה דוד, {{IPA-he|ˈziva daˈvid|pron}}, [[feminine form]] of Ziv: "Radiance"; birth date November 12, 1982, [[Beersheba]] in the [[Negev]] desert of southern Israel)<ref name=personalinfo>. She was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel.{{Cite episode|title=Dead Air|episode-link=NCIS
Ziva is introduced to the show as an Israeli citizen, an agent of the [[Kidon|Kidon unit]] of the [[Mossad]], a daughter of [[List of NCIS characters#Eli David|Mossad Director Eli David]], and a friend of [[List of NCIS characters#Jenny Shepard|NCIS Director Jenny Shepard]]. She was assigned to NCIS as a [[liaison officer]] in an arrangement between Eli and Jenny, a position she held for four years until she returned to Mossad in the season 6 finale, "[[Aliyah (NCIS)|Aliyah]]". After being captured by terrorists in Somalia while on assignment for [[Mossad]] and presumed dead, she was eventually saved by [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs|Gibbs]], [[Anthony DiNozzo|Tony]], and [[Timothy McGee|McGee]], who brought her back to America.<ref name="Yahoo"/> These events led to her resigning from Mossad, applying to become an NCIS agent, and being sworn in as a U.S. citizen.<ref name="Yahoo"/>
On July 10, 2013, CBS television studios announced that Cote de Pablo would be leaving ''NCIS'' during season 11.<ref name="CoteLeaving">{{cite web |title=Cote de Pablo to leave 'NCIS' |author=Bill Keveney |website=[[USA Today]] |date=July 11, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2013 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/07/10/cote-de-pablo-to-leave-ncis/2507223/}}</ref> That fall, De Pablo appeared in two episodes as a series regular to wrap up her character's storyline. In season 13, Ziva was apparently killed off screen,<ref name="Ziva is dead">{{cite episode|title=Family First|episode-link=NCIS
Outside of fiction, the cultural impact of Ziva became a subject of discussion among various critics, with academics and rabbis weighing in on the matter. Newspapers such as ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' cited her as the only full-time Israeli character on an American mainstream network television show,<ref name="Jerusalem Post"/> and [[Harvard]] preceptor Eitan Kensky identified her as the "most prominent televisual Israeli" in the United States.<ref name=Kensky>{{cite web|last=Kensky|first=Eitan|title=On NCIS, the 'New Jew' Is Much Like the Old|url=http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/135566/on-ncis-the-new-jew-is-much-like-the-old/|work=[[The Jewish Daily Forward]]|date=February 22, 2011|access-date=August 5, 2013}}</ref> Her depiction was generally praised for exposing the Western public to Israeli society and culture,<ref>Tamir, Ariel (January 31, 2013). [http://voices.yahoo.com/israeli-spy-characters-infiltrate-popular-american-11995480.html?cat=39 Israeli Spy Characters Infiltrate Popular American Television Shows] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104104650/http://voices.yahoo.com/israeli-spy-characters-infiltrate-popular-american-11995480.html?cat=39 |date=January 4, 2014 }}. Yahoo! Retrieved February 10, 2013.</ref> its positive portrayal of an Israeli, and its "cheerleading for American ties to Israel".<ref>Smith, Kyle (May 12, 2012). [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/why_ncis_is_tv_most_popular_show_eQuFx0nsG6lG3em25wHYgO/1 Why 'NCIS' is TV's most popular show] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630020926/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/why_ncis_is_tv_most_popular_show_eQuFx0nsG6lG3em25wHYgO/1 |date=June 30, 2013 }}. ''New York Post.'' Retrieved February 10, 2013.</ref> The role made de Pablo the second most popular actress on U.S. primetime television in 2013, according to [[Q Score]],<ref>{{cite web|title='NCIS' Star Pauley Perrette Named Most Popular Primetime TV Star|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/04/ncis-star-pauley-perrette-is-named-the-most-popular-primetime/|work=HuffPost|access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> and a 2013 study by E-Poll Market Research listed her among the top 10 most appealing celebrities in America.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Betty White named America's most appealing celebrity|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-celebrities-idUSBRE9390WM20130410|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=April 11, 2013|date=April 10, 2013}}</ref>
==Character creation and casting==
[[Sasha Alexander]]'s character [[Caitlin Todd|Kate Todd]] was killed in the second ''NCIS'' season finale following Alexander's decision to permanently leave the show. Shortly afterwards, series creator Donald Bellisario announced plans to replace Todd with another female lead. At the time, he stated that the new character would be "quite different" from the previous and of an undecided foreign nationality—"I want to go for a European or Australian girl who is very comfortable with her femininity and sexuality."<ref>Holland, Lila (June 11, 2005). [http://www.tv.com/news/fans-react-with-anger-at-sasha-alexanders-ncis-death-320/ Fans react with anger at Sasha Alexander's NCIS death] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514015111/http://www.tv.com/news/fans-react-with-anger-at-sasha-alexanders-ncis-death-320/ |date=May 14, 2016 }}. [[TV.com]]. Retrieved February 6, 2013.</ref>
[[File:Cote de Pablo tixgirl.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cote de Pablo, 2007]]
Before joining the cast of ''NCIS'', Cote de Pablo, who lived in New York at the time, had performed primarily in the theatre. She was intended to portray one of the lead female roles in a 2005 Broadway musical version of ''[[The Mambo Kings]]'' and had turned down other television roles to stay with it.<ref>Joy, Cara (March 18, 2005). [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/94256/cote-de-pablo-and-allen-hidalgo-join-cast-of-upcoming-mambo-kings/ Cote de Pablo and Allen Hidalgo Join Cast of Upcoming Mambo Kings]. [[Broadway.com]]. Retrieved February 8, 2013.</ref> However, the production was cancelled in June after a trial engagement in San Francisco and two days later de Pablo was asked to audition for a role on ''NCIS''.<ref name ="NYBid">{{Cite web|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/28/entertainment/et-quick28.2|title = 'Mambo Kings' ends N.Y. bid|work=Los Angeles Times|agency = Associated Press |date = June 28, 2005 |access-date =February 8, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Mer>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mer.cl/modulos/generacion/mobileASP/detailNew.asp?idNoticia=C19227720091006&strNamePage=YAPRY025200910061H.SWF&codCuerpo=745&codRev=886&iNumPag=025&strFecha=2009-10-06&iPage=1&tipoPantalla= |title= Detalle noticia|work= mer.cl|access-date=February 8, 2013|date= October 6, 2009|author= Ximena Urrejola|language= es}}</ref>
De Pablo later said that the character was simply described as a generic eastern European woman and that she had used a Czech accent when auditioning.<ref name="Carnegie Mellon Today">{{cite web |url=http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?aid=831 |title=Prime Time – Carnegie Mellon Today |first=Rob |last=Owen |work=carnegiemellontoday.com |access-date=February 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509134122/http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?aid=831 |archive-date=May 9, 2013
The character's nationality was changed to Israeli after de Pablo was cast.<ref name="Carnegie Mellon Today"/> She was also rewritten as a Mossad agent and Ari Haswari's half-sister, with creators originally planning for her to be Interpol or Royal Australian Navy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bobbin|first=Jay|title='NCIS' moves on|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-07-17/entertainment/0507170501_1_michael-weatherly-donald-p-bellisario-navy-ncis|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=July 17, 2005|access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> De Pablo later added, "I was one of the last to audition, and I don't think they had a clear idea of what they wanted. So I interpreted Ziva as a cool, competent woman, not the usual Hollywood sex symbol with big boobs, but [someone] who was comfortable in her own sexuality and used to working with men on an equal footing. It helped that by my looks, I could be taken for almost any nationality."<ref name=JJ/> She has also said that Ziva is based on an Israeli woman that she had known prior to joining the series.<ref name=news>{{cite web|last=Vickery|first=Colin|title=The Big Ask: Cote de Pablo (NCIS)|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/the-big-ask-cote-de-pablo-ncis/story-fnejnj7h-1226471303393|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130403222222/http://www.news.com.au/news/the-big-ask-cote-de-pablo-ncis/story-fnejnj7h-1226471303393|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2013|work=news.com.au|access-date=February 22, 2013|date=September 11, 2012}}</ref>
Producers cast child actress Gabi Coccio, then aged 13, to portray a young Ziva for a flashback in the tenth season episode "[[Shiva (NCIS)|Shiva]]" in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Constantino|first=Faye|title=NCIS 10×12 Shiva, First Look Pictures and More|url=http://tvfilmnews.com/ncis-10x12-shiva-first-look-pictures-and-more/|work=TV Film News|access-date=February 25, 2013|date=January 11, 2013}}</ref> According to Coccio's father, this was "her first national appearance and first on a show like this".<ref name=telegram>{{cite web|last=Infante|first=Victor|title=Former Holden girl to appear on 'NCIS'|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20130114/NEWS/130119813/1312/mobile&TEMPLATE=MOBILE|work=[[Telegram & Gazette]]|access-date=August 5, 2013|date=January 14, 2013}}</ref> She reprised the role later that season in "[[Berlin (NCIS)|Berlin]]", this time appearing in several flashbacks.<ref name="press release">{{cite web|title=NCIS – Episode 10.21 – Berlin – Press Release|url=http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/04/ncis-episode-1021-berlin-press-release.html|work=SpoilerTV.com|access-date=April 6, 2013|date=April 4, 2013}}</ref> During the show's summer hiatus, she confirmed via Twitter that she would appear again in the eleventh season.<ref>[http://instagram.com/p/cMz5gpL6fU/# Photo by Gabi Coccio]</ref>
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Directly after high school, Ziva was in the Israeli army (''Tzahal'' being [[Israel Defense Forces]]) for two years as is compulsory for all Israeli women. Contrary to speculation, she claims she volunteered to join Mossad as soon as she was eligible, and was not motivated by the desire to avenge the death of her sister.<ref name="Kill Ari (Part II)">{{Cite episode|title=[[Kill Ari (Part I and II)|Kill Ari (Part II)]]|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=September 20, 2005|season=3|number=2}}</ref> During her time at Mossad, Ziva was part of a [[special operations]] unit known as ''[[Kidon]]'', which is part of the ''Metsada'' (which is now code named ''Komemiute''). This unit specialized in assassinations, paramilitary operations, [[sabotage]], and [[psychological warfare]]. Her position was [[Agent handling|control officer]]. As a result of early, intensive training, she is very skilled in [[hand-to-hand combat]] and shooting, later attempting to teach a class on [[knife throwing]] at NCIS.<ref name="buddy">{{cite web|last=Jackman|first=Jacky|title='NCIS' Fan Columnist: Ziva David is a Killer|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/ncis/ncis-fan-columnist-ziva-david-34689.aspx|work=BuddyTV|access-date=February 15, 2013|date=February 18, 2010}}</ref>
Ziva is scripted as someone who "has had to do awful things and watch awful things in her life";<ref name="Fort091020">{{
Ziva has been involved in operations in [[Cairo]], Egypt (where she met [[List of NCIS characters#Jenny Shepard|Jenny Shepard]], who later became Director of NCIS), in [[Iraq]] before its occupation, in Paris where she worked with partner Namir Eschel, and in Eastern Europe alongside Jenny Shepard, which was followed by six months in the United Kingdom on counter-terrorist operations directly prior to working with NCIS.<ref name="Yahoo!">{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/ncis-mossad-officer-ziva-david-hit-thanks-to-112189.html|title=NCIS Mossad Officer Ziva David is a Hit Thanks to Actress Cote De Pablo|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> According to Jenny, Ziva saved her life in Cairo two years prior to Ziva's first appearance in the series.<ref name="Kill Ari (Part II)"/>
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Officer Ziva David first appears in the third season, having been sent to NCIS following the murder of Special Agent Todd by Ari Haswari. She is Ari's control officer and half-sister due to the fact that they shared the same father, Mossad's then Deputy Director, Eli David ([[Michael Nouri]]). Eli is later described as Director of Mossad.<ref name="Jewish World Review"/>
During the episode "[[Kill Ari|Kill Ari (Part 2)]]", NCIS Special Agent Gibbs finds himself cornered by an armed Ari, but Ziva emerges at the last minute and kills Ari with a single gunshot wound to the forehead, similarly to the way Ari had shot Agent Kate Todd in the [[NCIS
Her early storylines center on her integration and attempts to be accepted by the other characters. Due to her relation to Ari, Ziva's appearance and eventual assignment to Gibbs' team draws fierce resentment from team member [[Anthony DiNozzo]], forensic specialist Abby Sciuto, and even
In "Shalom", the fourth season premiere, she is framed by Iranian agents for the murder of two FBI officers and a suspect in their custody who was wanted for crimes against Israel. Accused of being a double agent, she becomes a fugitive and is forced to ask for help from Gibbs, who had retired from NCIS at the end of season 3 and is living in Mexico. They ultimately prove her innocence,
According to one critic, "the first time we really see Ziva's soft side is during season 4", when she develops a short but intense friendship with Lt. Roy Sanders ([[Matthew Marsden]]), who had been intentionally exposed to [[radiation]] by a
In the fifth season finale, "[[List of NCIS episodes#ep113|Judgment Day (Part 2)]]", Ziva's liaison position is terminated under the orders of newly appointed [[List of NCIS characters#Leon Vance|Director Leon Vance]] following the death of Director Shepard. "[[Last Man Standing (NCIS)|Last Man Standing]]", the sixth season premiere, picks up with her having resumed working as a Mossad field agent and undercover in [[Morocco]].<ref name="Yahoo"/> After Gibbs notices footage of an unconscious Ziva on the news following an explosion where she was working, it is soon revealed that Vance had deliberately sent Ziva back to Israel in order to help uncover a [[Mole (espionage)|mole]] within NCIS itself. She returns to the team at the conclusion of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/ncis/last-man-standing/episode/1203400/summary.html|title=Last Man Standing Season Episode Guide on|publisher=Tv.com|access-date=May 18, 2010|archive-date=May 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530005320/http://www.tv.com/ncis/last-man-standing/episode/1203400/summary.html?|url-status=dead}}</ref>
As the sixth season progressed, storylines shifted to Ziva's "sense of homelessness"<ref name="Jewish World Review"/> and dual loyalty,<ref name="Lewis">{{cite web|url=http://www.myjewishlearning.com/blog/culture/jewish-characters-on-tv-the-best-of-2009/|title=Jewish Characters on TV: The Best of 2009|last=Lewis|first=Meredith|work=My Jewish Learning|date=December 27, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> climaxing at the end of the season as Tony fatally shoots her boyfriend, Michael Rivkin, and her apartment is bombed. Ziva, as a result, tells Gibbs that she cannot continue to work with Tony
Believed to be dead in the first episode of season 7, "[[Truth or Consequences (NCIS)|Truth or Consequences]]", Ziva is nonetheless found alive later in the episode, rescued by DiNozzo and McGee,
In season 7, she becomes a probationary NCIS agent pending U.S. citizenship, becoming a United States citizen in the season finale after successfully passing her exams. Her probationary period officially ends in the season 9 premiere.
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The following week, "[[Shiva (NCIS)|Shiva]]" drew 22.86 million viewers and became the most watched episode in the series.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/16/tuesday-final-ratings-ncis-off-their-rockers-the-new-normal-adjusted-up/165524/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119194327/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/16/tuesday-final-ratings-ncis-off-their-rockers-the-new-normal-adjusted-up/165524/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2013|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'NCIS', 'Off Their Rockers' & 'The New Normal' Adjusted Up|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 16, 2013|access-date=April 21, 2013}}</ref> It focuses on the immediate aftermath of the killings and establishes Ziva's desire to seek revenge. Throughout the episode, both she and Vance attempt to participate in the investigation despite being prohibited due to their connections with the deceased. Eventually, it is revealed that Eli was killed by his protégé, Ilan Bodnar ([[Oded Fehr]]), who Ziva had known since they were children. Bodner found out about the secret discussions between his boss and the Iranian official, and believes that David's actions could seriously threaten Israel's security. After a failed attempt to kill Ziva, he escapes and disappears.<ref name=tvf>{{cite web|last=Wolfe|first=Douglas|title=NCIS Review: You Are Not Alone|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/ncis-review-you-are-not-alone/|work=TV Fanatic|access-date=February 9, 2013|date=January 15, 2013}}</ref>
Ziva becomes fixated on revenge as the season continues and ultimately kills Bodnar, albeit in self-defense. Executive producer Gary Glasberg divulged that the plot was designed to draw out aspects of the character's personality that had been dormant for several years, saying, "People are going to see a Ziva David that they haven't seen in a long time. There is a strength and a resolute determination."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bryant|first=Adam|title=Mega Buzz: Relationship Woes on Castle and New Girl and an NCIS Witch Hunt|url=http://www.reviewatlas.com/tvguide/x333080153/Mega-Buzz-Relationship-Woes-on-Castle-and-New-Girl-and-an-NCIS-Witch-Hunt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630055521/http://www.reviewatlas.com/tvguide/x333080153/Mega-Buzz-Relationship-Woes-on-Castle-and-New-Girl-and-an-NCIS-Witch-Hunt|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2013|work=TV Guide|access-date=May 11, 2013|date=April 16, 2013}}</ref>
===Subsequent events===
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|quote=I'm not trying to play her as if I hope people like my character. I'm trying to make her as three dimensional as I can. I feel people are likable and not likable and I'm trying to find all those nooks and crannies in my character.
|source= —Cote de Pablo on the characterization of Ziva<ref name="Netscape">{{cite web |url=http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/celebrity/becksmith.jsp?p=bsf_depablo_rstar |title=TV RISING STAR: Cote De Pablo |first=
Cote de Pablo describes the character as someone who is "completely different from anyone else on the show" and that because "she's been around men all her life; she's used to men in authority. She's not afraid of men."<ref>Mason, Dave, "[http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060103/news_lz1c03ncis.html De Pablo adds spice to 'NCIS']", ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'', January 3, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2007.</ref> She later stated that, "This woman is a soldier. She takes things to the extreme. She knows how to use all sorts of things—guns and knives—I would never imagine using. ... She's one tough woman, but it doesn't take away from the fact that she's still very sexy and playful and all of that. But, when it comes to work she means business."<ref name="Netscape"/> Ziva is often portrayed as calmly aggressive and does not shy away from physical altercations with suspects, though it has been acknowledged that she has become "a little bit softer" and "more inclined to listen before acting out" since her arrival at NCIS.<ref name="D'Mello">{{cite web|last=D'Mello|first=Christine|title='I miss the old Ziva' – De Pablo|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/7491998/I-miss-the-old-Ziva-De-Pablo|work=[[Stuff.co.nz]]|access-date=May 14, 2013|date=August 17, 2012}}</ref> She is not easily intimidated or rattled. She approaches her job with zeal, appearing to truly believe in what she does. She is very committed to the ideals of the U.S., in particular the bounds that law places on all citizens including the government.<ref name=buddytv>{{cite web|last=Jackman|first=Jacky|title='NCIS' Fan Columnist: Masquerade Review|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/ncis/ncis-fan-columnist-masquerade-34241.aspx|work=BuddyTV|access-date=February 15, 2013|date=February 3, 2010}}</ref>
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===Wardrobe===
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Officer Course for Infantry Command.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ziva is introduced wearing an IDF uniform jacket to show the "military influence" on the character]]
''NCIS'' costume designers initially had Ziva's clothing style fluctuate; she is introduced wearing an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] uniform jacket, cargo pants, and [[combat boots]] to illustrate "the Israeli military influence" on the character<ref name="DressingRoom">{{
An exception was made for the premiere episode of the sixth season, during which Ziva goes undercover as a bar singer.<ref name="Wardrobe"/><ref name="Aradillas"/> De Pablo opposed the idea at first and did not want to sing on the show, believing it would be out of character for Ziva. Despite this, she agreed to after executive producer Shane Brennan described the scene.<ref name="Aradillas"/> For the opening of the episode, she was dressed in a blue, backless dress that, according to ''NCIS'' Costume Supervisor Rachel Good, was made by the show's wardrobe department.<ref name="Wardrobe"/> "We decided we wanted something sexy but long that revealed a lot but wasn't short or vulgar in any way," said de Pablo. "It had to be sexy and provocative, but in a long, sexy, sleek way."<ref name="Aradillas"/>
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===Stunts===
Over the course of the show, Ziva has been involved in numerous action and combat scenes.<ref name=NYT/> Cote de Pablo frequently did her own stunts, saying that she "liked the challenge of learning to fight and enjoyed the adrenaline rush".<ref name="Smith">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Dianna |title=Ziva's No Diva |url=http://www.bocaratonobserver.com/index.php?reqpage=the-observer-online&issue=86 |work=Boca Raton Observer |access-date=May 25, 2013 |date=June–July 2013 |archive-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823235419/http://www.bocaratonobserver.com/index.php?reqpage=the-observer-online&issue=86 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She described some of the work as "intense" and "taxing on the body" but added, "Coming from the theater I love that. You get home and you're exhausted, but you feel like you've really worked."<ref name="Netscape"/> She sustained several injuries while filming—"I hurt myself a lot. I hurt my neck, I hurt my groin, my pelvis and I had a couple of injuries that were really hard to deal with."<ref name="D'Mello"/> After injuring her neck, de Pablo decided to partially stop doing stunt scenes during the tenth season and "let the pros do what they do best".<ref name="D'Mello"/><ref name="Smith"/>
In July 2013, ''NCIS'' received an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination for "Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Miniseries, or Movie" for the tenth season episode "[[Revenge (NCIS)|Revenge]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Emmys 2013: Complete list of nominees|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tv/la-et-st-emmy-nominations-2013-list,0,6335367.story|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 18, 2013|date=July 18, 2013}}</ref> The stunt performed in that episode involved an extended fight scene between de Pablo's character and her father's killer. When the ''NCIS'' cast was honored by the Red Cross at the Santa Monica Red Carpet in April of that year, co-star Brian Dietzen stated that de Pablo had worked on the scene throughout the previous night until six in the morning and, as a result, was unable to attend the event.<ref>{{
===Language abilities===
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|quote=[Ziva]'s like a little prodigy when it comes to languages and that's what makes the character fun to play. And it obviously presents a huge challenge to me because whenever they throw something else at me I just have to sort of tackle it and go with it.
|source= —[[Cote de Pablo]] on Ziva and languages<ref name=tv.com>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Stefanie |title=Cote de Pablo dishes on NCIS |url=http://www.tv.com/news/cote-de-pablo-dishes-on-ncis-18963/ |publisher=TV.com |access-date=February 10, 2013 |date=October 20, 2009 |archive-date=March 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318130303/http://www.tv.com/news/cote-de-pablo-dishes-on-ncis-18963/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
Ziva speaks ten languages: English, [[Hebrew]], Spanish, [[Arabic]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], French, [[Pashto language|Pashto]], German, Italian, and Russian.<ref name="buddy"/><ref name="galusaustralis"/><ref name="Engaged (Part II)">{{Cite episode|title=Engaged (Part II)|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=November 15, 2011|season=9|number=9}}</ref> Cote de Pablo is occasionally required to perform dialogues in Hebrew, Ziva's native language.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tugend |first=Tom |title=The Mossad's not-so-secret agent |url=http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Entertainment/The-Mossads-not-so-secret-agent |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |access-date=May 25, 2013 |date=January 24, 2007}}</ref> She said of the process, "When I learn it, I learn it like a prayer, chanting it for a while. I have a good ear for language and, truthfully, I picked up the language pretty fast."<ref name="Elkin"/>
At one point, de Pablo was given 48 hours to memorize a monologue in Hebrew.<ref name="Hahn"/> She divulged that she used to criticize other actors who portrayed Latin characters and did not speak convincing Spanish but changed that perspective after having to learn Hebrew to depict Ziva.<ref name="Hahn"/> "Everything I had judgments on has turned around and bitten me in the butt," she explained.<ref name="Hahn">{{cite web|last=Hahn|first=Kate|title=Cote de Pablo: Radiating Inner and Outer Beauty|url=http://www.prevention.com/health/emotional-health/cote-de-pablo-ncis-star-shares-her-beauty-secrets/8-what-shes-learned-her-alter-ego|work=[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]|access-date=August 5, 2013|archive-date=August 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812013358/http://www.prevention.com/health/emotional-health/cote-de-pablo-ncis-star-shares-her-beauty-secrets/8-what-shes-learned-her-alter-ego|url-status=dead}}</ref>
A [[running gag]] in the series, referred to by fans as "Ziva-isms",<ref name="Winslow"/> is Ziva frequently misusing, misunderstanding or just completely mangling American slang, cultural references, [[colloquialism]]s, and [[idiom]]s.<ref name="buddy"/> For example: In "Silver War", she said she felt like a "donkey's butt" when she meant "horse's ass".<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Jacob M. |title=Best NCIS Ziva David Quotes |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/best-ncis-ziva-david-quotes-7983688.html?cat=39 |publisher=[[Associated Content|Yahoo! Voices]] |access-date=February 15, 2013|date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> In another episode, she says "You can't make an omelette without breaking a few legs" instead of 'eggs'.
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===NCIS team and colleagues===
The interactions of the NCIS team are often perceived as familial among viewers, and Cote de Pablo has commented, "I've always thought of Ziva as the adopted kid who comes in and has this really funny thing with one of the siblings, which is Tony."<ref name=ew1>{{cite
Ziva's relationships with her colleagues steadily improve, and she invites Gibbs, Abby, McGee, and Palmer over to her apartment for dinner in the third season. Abby, who thinks Ziva is an excellent cook, begins to soften towards her, as the latter works to earn her friendship, first by helping Abby put a bomb back together for information and later by remembering her birthday. Abby, in turn, expresses concern when Ziva and Tony go missing in "Boxed In". In the third season finale, the tension comes to a head, and Abby angrily tells Ziva she has no emotions, prompting both women to slap each other.<ref name="Yahoo!"/> They later apologize after Tony goads them into it, and both women punch him in the arm when he jokingly suggests that they should "tongue-kiss" one another.
By Season 4, their friendship has grown and Ziva is accepted by the rest of the team, as shown in the season's premiere, "[[NCIS
Ziva's relationship with McGee develops to resemble one of a brother and sister.<ref name="Yahoo"/> While Ziva teases McGee a great deal, often with Tony, they remain on friendly terms (Ziva's teasing is far more playful than Tony's, who takes a much more sadistic approach to the pranks he pulls on McGee) and continue to communicate when the team was disbanded between Seasons 5 and 6. He and Abby both urge Ziva to repair her friendship with Tony in the aftermath of their fallout in the sixth season finale. After Ziva is revealed to be alive, McGee outright states that Ziva is like a sister to him and he trusts and understands her enough that Ziva simply shaking her head at McGee from a distance is a request that he stand down that McGee follows.
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Ziva seems to have a good relationship with Ducky. When she comes back to NCIS with Tony and McGee, Ducky is the only one who has solid faith in her. In "Silver War", their friendship becomes more permanent when Ziva saves both of them from death at the hands of a murderer. Ducky is often seen sticking up for her when she has quarrels with Tony. She has also been seen going to him for advice and sharing a cup of tea with him. In Season 7, he persuaded her to briefly open up on the horrific series of events which led to her captivity in Somalia, culminating in her telling him that, "[He] should keep [his] distance [from her] ... The ones who get too close always end up dead."<ref name="Good Cop, Bad Cop"/> Overall they value each other a lot.
McGee, Abby, and Ducky all support Ziva as she prepares to become an American citizen in the seventh season, with McGee even quizzing her for the citizenship exam. In the finale, they are all present at her swearing in ceremony.<ref name="Yahoo6">{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/5-most-touching-ncis-moments-7137760.html?cat=39|title=5 Most Touching "NCIS" Moments|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=February 14, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412051918/http://voices.yahoo.com/5-most-touching-ncis-moments-7137760.html?cat=39|archive-date=April 12, 2013
Like the rest of her colleagues, Ziva initially resents Vance for breaking up Gibbs' team. After this is resolved, she doesn't appear to hold a grudge against her boss, and they seem to enjoy each other's company. According to ''NCIS'' writer Christopher Waild, as a result of the murders of her father and Vance's wife in the same attack, "the tragedy of Ziva and Eli now also extends into the Vance family."<ref name=ib>{{cite web|last=Waild|first=Christopher J.|title=Insider's Blog: "Shabbat Shalom"|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/insiders_blog/1000235/|work=CBS|access-date=May 17, 2013|date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> Vance, aware that he cannot do so on his own for his children's sake, looks the other way while Ziva pursues revenge against the killer and continues to support her despite drawing ire from other agencies.<ref name="Berlin">{{cite web|title=Berlin|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/video/1C48A740-F995-CF15-A51A-364B86F1D52C/ncis-berlin/|work=CBS|access-date=May 3, 2013|date=April 23, 2013}}</ref>
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Gibbs' relationship with Ziva has been called that of a surrogate father figure by executive producer Gary Glasberg,<ref>Halterman, Jim (January 14, 2013). [http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/ncis-exclusive-gary-glasberg-on-vances-loss-zivas-revenge-and-be/ NCIS Exclusive: Gary Glasberg on Vance's Loss, Ziva's Revenge & Beyond]. ''TV Fanatic''. Retrieved February 9, 2013.</ref> a tendency that intensified after she severed contact with Eli David following her return from Somalia. Cote de Pablo explained, "[Ziva's] got what I think you could call anger issues. She thinks she's been betrayed by her family, particularly her father. That's a big deal to her. Which would also explain her love and relationship with somebody like Leroy Jethro Gibbs."<ref>Marsi, Steve (October 29, 2009). [http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/10/ncis-cote-de-pablo-michael-weatherly-dish-on-ziva-and-tony/ Cote de Pablo Dishes on NCIS' Ziva and Tony] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926085945/http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/10/ncis-cote-de-pablo-michael-weatherly-dish-on-ziva-and-tony/ |date=September 26, 2011 }}. ''TV Fanatic''. Retrieved February 9, 2013.</ref> Ziva seems to be more willing to show her vulnerability to Gibbs than to most of the other characters, and Michael Weatherly suggested in 2012 that she might have become something of a "hellcat" without Gibbs' guidance.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|title=NCIS Episode 200 Explores Alt Realities: Who Comes Back? Who Is a Hellcat? Who Has a Kid?|url=http://tvline.com/2012/02/06/ncis-episode-200-preview-glasberg-weatherly/|work=TVLine|date=February 6, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> Additionally, Ziva and Gibbs share several characteristics: they both rarely show emotion, speak several languages, and are extremely skilled at what they do. Though she often finds it difficult to follow his orders due to the [[autonomy]] she had as a Mossad control officer, Ziva looks up to Gibbs as a leader and often restrains herself from resorting to her assassin background in situations where he would not approve. He often uses this background to their advantage, however, by choosing her to interrogate certain suspects.
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In the Season 7 episode "Reunion", Gibbs confronts Ziva about Director Vance's allegation that she had been ordered by Mossad Director David to gain his trust by killing Ari. She admits that she had been under orders to kill Ari when it became clear that he was out of control, but elucidates that she had never intended to go through with it, believing him to be innocent. She further confides to Gibbs her feelings on the subject of Ari's death and her family: "I would have lied to you. He was my brother, and you were nothing. But I was wrong about Ari, and you ... Now he is gone. Eli is all but dead to me and the closest thing I have to a father is accusing me{{nbsp}}...". Ziva reveals that when she finally killed Ari, it was truly to save Gibbs and she was not following her orders, re-earning Gibbs' trust.<ref>Berenstein, Ari (September 30, 2009). [https://archive.today/20130412053027/http://voices.yahoo.com/ncis-season-7-episode-2-reunion-recap-review-4556217.html?cat=2 NCIS Season 7 Episode 2: "Reunion" Recap & Review]. Yahoo!. Retrieved February 8, 2013.</ref> In the seventh season episode "[[Good Cop, Bad Cop (NCIS)|Good Cop, Bad Cop]]", the bodies aboard the ''Damocles'' are recovered and Mossad attempts to make Ziva the scapegoat for the death of Staff Sergeant Daniel Cryer, USMC, one of the passengers. After he persuades her to tell her version of the story and she is cleared, Gibbs whispers something to her and kisses her on the forehead,<ref name="October 2009">Marsi, Steve (October 27, 2009). [http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/10/mark-harmon-dishes-on-gibbs-ziva-and-the-future-of-ncis/ Mark Harmon Breaks Down Gibbs, Ziva and the Future of NCIS]. ''TV Fanatic''. Retrieved February 9, 2013.</ref> causing her to break down in tears of relief. Mark Harmon later disclosed that he had improvised the final moments of the scene, and when questioned about what Gibbs said, replied, "[De Pablo]'s not gonna tell you any more than I am—I don't think. That's our secret."<ref name="October 2009"/> Following investigation into Ziva's role in the events aboard the ''Damocles'', Director Vance approves an exonerated Ziva's application to join NCIS after initially rejecting it. Director Vance hands the approved application to Agent Gibbs, who in turn transmits it to Ziva, whom he calls "Probie".<ref name="Good Cop, Bad Cop"/>
In Season 7's final episode Gibbs misses Ziva's citizenship ceremony due to a visit from Alison Hart.<ref name="Yahoo6"/> She seems to have forgiven this, however, and in the [[NCIS
When Ziva learns that her boyfriend who had proposed to her was the murderer of a Navy petty officer, Gibbs is the only one to accompany her when she confronts him and he tries to comfort Ziva very much as a father would afterwards.
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Ziva is depicted as having a complex family history, and, as of the tenth season, all of her immediate family is deceased: Tali, her seldom-mentioned younger sister, was killed in a terrorist attack against Israel;<ref name="Kill Ari (Part II)"/> her mother died in an unspecified violent incident;<ref name="Safe Harbor"/> Ziva shot and killed her half-brother to save Gibbs;<ref name="Kill Ari (Part II)"/> and her father was shot dead in a targeted killing.<ref name=EW.com/>
She evidently had a close relationship with her siblings, describing her sister as "the best of us" and as a person who had a great deal of compassion.<ref name="Kill Ari (Part II)"/> In Season 10's [[Shell Shock (Part II)]], Ziva tells Tony that she goes to the opera every year on Tali's birthday, as Tali had wanted to be a singer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Powers|first=Mary|title=NCIS Review: Shell Shocked and Awed|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/11/ncis-review-shell-shock-part-ii/|work=TV Fanatic|access-date=November 22, 2012|date=November 20, 2012}}</ref> When Ari Haswari, her older half brother by her father, is accused of murdering [[Caitlin Todd|Special Agent Caitlin Todd]], she acts as his control officer and adamantly defends him. Her choice to fatally shoot Ari after his guilt becomes apparent in order to prevent him from killing Gibbs is often regarded as a pivotal moment for the character and a recurring subject within the show.<ref name="Jewcy"/> Vance calls her motives into question in the episode "[[Aliyah (NCIS)|Aliyah]]" and charges her with acting on orders.<ref>{{cite episode|title=[[Aliyah (NCIS)|Aliyah]]|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=May 19, 2009|season=6|number=25|minutes=40:35}}</ref> However, Ziva later makes clear to Gibbs that she did in fact shoot her brother in order to save him, saying, "I pulled the trigger to save your life. I was ''not'' following orders."<ref name="TVF3">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/shows/ncis/episodes/reunion/|title=NCIS "Reunion" Quotes|date=September 21, 2009 |publisher=TV Fanatic|access-date=February 13, 2013}}</ref> Though Ziva seems to feel that killing Ari was justified, she still struggles with guilt and coming to terms with his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/meet-family-members-current-ncis-characters.html|title=Meet the Family Members of Current 'NCIS' Characters|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=February 12, 2013}}</ref>
====Eli David====
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In the episode "[[Aliyah (NCIS)|Aliyah]]", Ziva is called home to Israel where her father says that he does not know if he can trust her and wants her to remain in Israel. She stays in Tel Aviv with her father and Mossad. The episode ends with a [[cliffhanger]] in which Ziva is being tortured at a terrorist camp in [[Somalia]] by Saleem. It is later revealed that her father sent her on this mission despite knowing that the risks made it a suicide mission. Gibbs holds Eli responsible for Ziva's captivity and subsequent abuse by Saleem and his men, saying that Ziva did not have a choice<ref name="Good Cop, Bad Cop"/> and that "her father left her to die in a desert."<ref>{{cite web|last=Marsi|first=Steve|title=NCIS Review: "Enemies Foreign"|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/11/ncis-review-enemies-foreign/|work=TV Fanatic|access-date=February 12, 2013|date=November 17, 2010}}</ref>
Ziva regards these events as a betrayal<ref name="October Interview"/> and states, "Eli is all but dead to me," implying that she no longer wants to be a part of his life. Shortly after her being rescued from Somalia, she sends an [[email]] to her father formally resigning from Mossad
Eli and Ziva do not communicate until he visits the U.S. on official business in Season 8, seemingly resenting his daughter and the choice she made to become a U.S. citizen. He dismisses her ordeal in the desert with the remark "You are not dead." Gibbs is annoyed that Eli refers to Ziva as "her" and points out "She has a name. Ziva. She has a name." Later Ziva questions Eli's apathy towards the prospect of his own death, saying that a human man would at least feel some emotion, prompting him to tell her that while he did not have the luxury of expressing his feelings, as he had to constantly put the safety of the nation before everything else, there was once a time when things were different, "when my house was filled with the sound of children laughing." Before Eli's departure back to Israel in the following episode, his relationship with Ziva appears to have somewhat improved, as he is shown to have given her a small Israeli flag and kissed her goodbye.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marsi|first=Steve|title=NCIS Review: "Enemies Domestic"|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/11/ncis-review-enemies-domestic/|work=TV Fanatic|access-date=February 12, 2013|date=November 24, 2010}}</ref>
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Named for Ziva's deceased sister,
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Though viewers were initially wary of Sasha Alexander's replacement,<ref name="Carnegie Mellon Today"/> Cote de Pablo received "huge praise" over the years for her portrayal of Ziva David,<ref name="Lopez"/> later winning an [[ALMA Award]] and an [[Imagen Award]].<ref name="Lopez">{{cite web|last=Lopez|first=Michael|title=NCIS' Cote De Pablo Could Be Leaving Show At The End Of Season|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/19/ncis-cote-de-pablo-could-leave-show_n_3117806.html|work=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=May 18, 2013|date=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Portraits of NCLR ALMA Award winners (Photos)|work=Examiner.com|date=September 17, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, E-Poll Market Research released the results of a study naming the top 10 most appealing celebrities in America. De Pablo was ranked third, behind only actresses [[Betty White]] and [[Sandra Bullock]].<ref name="Mother Nature Network">{{cite web|title=National treasure Betty White named 'most appealing celebrity'|url=http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/national-treasure-betty-white-named-most-appealing-celebrity|work=[[Mother Nature Network]]|access-date=April 12, 2013|date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> Other figures on the list included de Pablo's co-star, [[Pauley Perrette]] ([[Abby Sciuto]]), British singer [[Adele]], and Olympian [[Gabby Douglas]].<ref name="Mother Nature Network"/>
''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' included Ziva in its compile of "29 Female TV Characters You'd Date", placing her at number 17,<ref>{{cite
Her frequent misunderstanding of American idioms and slang has been described as "endearing"<ref name="Fox News"/> and is generally considered an appealing aspect of the show.<ref name="Winslow">{{cite web|last=Winslow|first=Jacqueline|title=The Five Funniest Ziva-isms on 'NCIS'|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/five-funniest-ziva-isms-ncis.html|work=Yahoo!|access-date=May 20, 2013|date=November 30, 2010}}</ref> Shortly after Ziva joined the series, Noel Holston from ''[[Sun Sentinel]]'' described her as "an exotically beautiful Israeli whose tendency toward malaprop English belies her investigative and interrogative experience".<ref>{{cite web|last=Holston|first=Noel|title=Cowboy Mentality Helps Ncis Grow In Numbers|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2005-11-29/lifestyle/0511280111_1_ncis-donald-p-bellisario-agent|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|date=November 29, 2005|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220081942/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2005-11-29/lifestyle/0511280111_1_ncis-donald-p-bellisario-agent|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[Jewish Exponent]]'' editor Michael Elkin commented, "All shook up? That's the freshness she's injected into [''NCIS''], which just wrapped its fourth season with military honors and where second-season de Pablo is de anti-pablum, a no-nonsense ninja of a nemesis for those nasty evil-doers who soon discover that the Israeli is for real."<ref name="Elkin">{{cite web|last=Elkin|first=Michael|title='I've Got a Secret,' Israeli-Style?|url=http://www.jewishexponent.com/ive-got-a-secret-israeli-style|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629134948/http://www.jewishexponent.com/ive-got-a-secret-israeli-style|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2013|work=[[The Jewish Exponent]]|access-date=May 25, 2013|date=June 7, 2007}}</ref> In a 2012 publication of ''[[The Jewish Daily Forward]]'', Lilit Marcus wrote, "Despite being unevenly written, Ziva was always compelling: She was tough, fearless and, often, tender."<ref name="Marcus">{{cite web|last=Marcus|first=Lilit|title=Mossad Daughter Keeps Me Glued to 'NCIS'|url=http://blogs.forward.com/sisterhood-blog/151033/mossad-daughter-keeps-me-glued-to-ncis/|work=[[The Jewish Daily Forward]]|access-date=July 10, 2013|date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> C. Coville from ''[[Cracked magazine]]'' questioned the choice to script her as "an espionage expert who knows nine languages ... all at age 28", describing excessive multilingualism as a common problem in television dramas.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coville|first=C.|title=5 Things TV Writers Apparently Believe About Smart People|url=http://www.cracked.com/article_18960_5-things-tv-writers-apparently-believe-about-smart-people.html|work=[[Cracked (magazine)|Cracked]]|access-date=August 6, 2013|date=January 9, 2011}}</ref>
Ziva's "will they/won't they" relationship with Tony DiNozzo, dubbed "[[Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David|Tiva]]" by viewers,<ref name="Glenn Diaz 2010">Diaz, Glenn (March 11, 2010). [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/ncis/ncis-what-do-cote-de-pablo-and-35173.aspx NCIS: What Do Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly Think of Tiva?]. [[BuddyTV]]. Retrieved February 9, 2013.</ref> became a prominent subject of interest.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pace|first=Robert|title=Will Ziva & DiNozzo Form a Romance on 'NCIS'?|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/130106_NCIS_Cast_on_Ziva_David_and_Tony_DiNozzo_s_Relationship/index.html|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|access-date=May 29, 2013|date=February 5, 2013|archive-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515101940/http://www.etonline.com/tv/130106_NCIS_Cast_on_Ziva_David_and_Tony_DiNozzo_s_Relationship/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jessica |last=Durham |url=http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/7625/20130603/ncis-spoilers-ziva-tony-will-tiva-take-next-step-season-11-season-10-finale-hints-character-death-fans-reveal-love-cbs-couple.htm |title='NCIS' Spoilers Ziva Tony: Will 'Tiva' Take Next Step in Season 11? Season 10 Finale Hints Character Death While Fans Reveal They Love CBS Couple |work=Fashion & Style Magazine |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=June 4, 2013 |archive-date=June 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608091910/http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/7625/20130603/ncis-spoilers-ziva-tony-will-tiva-take-next-step-season-11-season-10-finale-hints-character-death-fans-reveal-love-cbs-couple.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Maureen Ryan from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' commented that their "love-hate banter gives the show extra zip" during de Pablo's first year with the series.<ref name="Chicago Tribune1">{{cite web |first=Maureen |last=Ryan |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/03/ncis_delivers_w.html |title='NCIS' delivers without hype |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 10, 2006 |access-date=June 3, 2013 |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017065728/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/03/ncis_delivers_w.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Due to being drawn out over several years, the development has been called a "slow burn",<ref name="Jan 2012 EW">{{cite
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Ziva, and Cote de Pablo's depiction of her, has been analyzed and commented upon by a number of critics, opinion columnists, and academics. She is credited as being the only Israeli regular on mainstream American television as well as the "most prominent televisual Israeli".<ref name=Kensky/> [[Sarah Honig]], an Israeli journalist and opinion columnist, wrote that Ziva is "quite possibly the only Jewish regular on American TV who's unapologetic, complex-free, and not comically dysfunctional" as well as "the only positive Israeli sort on the screen anywhere" in ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''.<ref name="Jerusalem Post">{{cite web |first=Sarah |last=Honig |url=http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Opinion/Article.aspx?id=254299 |title=Another Tack: Ziva for Prime Minister |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=January 19, 2012|access-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> Jewish commentators gave the character favorable reviews, with ''[[Jewcy]]'''s Abe Fried-Tanzer stating, "Linguistic difficulties aside, Ziva is the show's most stable and dependable character, as steadfast as Harmon's Gibbs. Upon her arrival in Washington, D.C., Ziva proves her loyalty time and again, first saving the life of her future mentor Gibbs by shooting her murderous half-brother who was threatening him. That selfless, endearing act is representative of the kind of behavior that Ziva later exhibits over the seasons as she bends over backward to defend her teammates amid, and in spite of, the jokes her foreigner status frequently elicits. Ziva's portrayer, Cote de Pablo, is not Israeli, nor is she Jewish. Though the Catholic-born Chilean actress' pronunciation of the name of her character's home country leaves something to be desired, she does capture a certain Israeli toughness and no-nonsense attitude."<ref name="Jewcy">{{cite web |first=Abe |last=Fried-Tanzer |url=http://www.jewcy.com/arts-and-culture/network-jews-ziva-david-from-cbs-ncis |title=Network Jews: Ziva David from CBS's 'NCIS' |work=[[Jewcy.com]] |date=May 29, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel agreed that Ziva's sympathetic portrayal allowed the series to fairly show the security concerns of the Israeli government and the measures it takes to defend its citizens while still maintaining its role as a "good and helpful ally" to the United States.<ref name="Jewish World Review">{{cite journal |first=Elliot B. |last=Gertel |url=http://www.jewishworldreview.com/elliot/gertel_ncis.php3?printer_friendly |title=One tough Jewess |journal=[[Jewish World Review]] |date=July 16, 2009 |access-date=February 10, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064428/http://www.jewishworldreview.com/elliot/gertel_ncis.php3?printer_friendly |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|quote=In a network television landscape where it is difficult to find many unashamedly Jewish characters (let alone an Israeli) we have a soft spot for Ziva David.
|source= —''Galus Australis'', 2009<ref name="galusaustralis"/>
}} The realism of her depiction also became a subject of discussion, and de Pablo's imitation of an Israeli accent and performances in Hebrew have been both praised and criticized.<ref name="Jewcy"/><ref name="Marcus"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Frankel|first=Edwin|title=Is there a political message in the last NCIS episode?|work=[[Examiner.com]]|date=January 18, 2013}}</ref> Anthony Frosh of ''Galus Australis'' suggested that her unrelentingly patriotic attitude did not reflect that of a typical Israeli,<ref name="galusaustralis">{{cite web|url=http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/410/jews-in-pop-culture-a-critical-examination-part-ii/|title=Jews in Pop-culture: a Critical Examination Part II|work=Galus Australis|date=July 9, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> while Honig wrote that that trait helped Israeli viewers to identify with her more.<ref name="Jerusalem Post"/> ''[[Huffington Post]]'' critic William Bradley thought that the Chilean-born de Pablo was "surprisingly convincing" as a Mossad officer.<ref name="Huffington">{{cite web |first=William |last=Bradley |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/ncis-americas-favorite-sh_b_863906.html |title=NCIS: America's Favorite Show and What It Tells Us |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> Alex Joffe, a writer for ''[[Jewish Ideas Daily]]'', added that when Mossad agents do appear on the American screen, it is often as "more extreme pictures of the general types and dilemmas", using ''[[The Debt (2011 film)|The Debt]]'' as a primary example.<ref name="Jewish Ideas Daily"/> He believed that Ziva, "a one-woman army, full of secrets", fell into this category but concluded that she was still "the most positive recurring Israeli character on American television".<ref name="Jewish Ideas Daily">{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Joffe |url=http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/962/features/mossad-and-morality-on-film/ |title=Mossad and Morality on Film |work=[[Jewish Ideas Daily]] |date=September 7, 2011|access-date=July 4, 2022}}</ref>
De Pablo herself has been to Israel, visiting in 2007 after she received an invitation from the Israeli government.<ref name=JJ>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/ncis_mossad_agents_cover_gets_blown_shes_chilean_20070316/ |title= 'NCIS' Mossad agent's cover gets blown—she's Chilean |work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]] |access-date=February 6, 2013 |first=Tom |last=Tugend |date= March 15, 2007}}</ref> Shortly after returning, she stated in an interview that "Someone from the Israeli department of tourism watched the show and saw that there was an Israeli character on the show, and they were very happy about that. So they offered to give me a full tour of Israel. ... I'm still trying to digest everything. Everywhere you go, you're surrounded by Muslims and Christians and Jews, you can feel the tension, and you can understand why that is going on, but at the same time, everywhere you walk is holy. I went to [the historic fort] Masada, I floated on the Dead Sea. ... It was more of a trip for Ziva than for Cote. It absolutely informed my insights into her soul."<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{cite web |first=Maureen |last=Ryan |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/05/ziva_david_of_n.html |title='Ziva David' of 'NCIS' finally visits Israel |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=May 22, 2007 |access-date=February 6, 2013 |archive-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501094944/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/05/ziva_david_of_n.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She concluded that she ultimately thought that Ziva was a fairly accurate representation of the Israeli public.<ref name="Chicago Tribune"/>
The character's cultural impact was enhanced when she became popular among viewers, as she "[represents] the whole Israeli security establishment, if not Israeli society in general" for the audience.<ref name="galusaustralis"/> Rabbi Gertel and Harvard preceptor Eitan Kensky agreed that Ziva affected viewers' opinions of Israel, with the latter stating that she helped to increase understanding of Israeli culture.<ref name=Kensky/><ref name="Jewish World Review"/> ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' magazine's June Thomas wrote that Ziva is particularly appealing to conservative Americans: "David represents those aspects of the Israeli character that most appeal to middle America: She's disciplined, self-reliant, good with guns, and skilled in hand-to-hand combat."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/11/ncis_the_secret_of_the_long_running_procedural_s_remarkable_success.html |title=''NCIS'', WTF? |last1=Thomas |first1=June |date=November 9, 2011 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=November 30, 2011}}</ref> The character has also been compared to the heroines of early kibbutz dramas,<ref name="galusaustralis"/> as well as prominent Israeli politicians in the way she interacts with her American colleagues. Steven L. Spiegel, Director of the Center for Middle East Development and Professor of Political Science at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA), likened her to Israeli president [[Shimon Peres]] and prime ministers [[Ehud Olmert]] and [[Yitzhak Rabin]],<ref name=Spiegel>{{cite web|last=Spiegel|first=Steven L.|title=What NCIS Tells Us About Obama and Netanyahu|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-l-spiegel/what-ncis-tells-us-about_b_204073.html|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=May 15, 2009|access-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref> while Honig satirically remarked that she would make a better prime minister than [[Yesh Atid]] candidate, [[Yair Lapid]].<ref name="Jerusalem Post"/>
Other commentators believed that the significance of Ziva extended to the depiction of Jews on television, and ''My Jewish Learning'' included her on its list of "Jewish Characters on TV: The Best of 2009".<ref name="Lewis"/> Political columnist Mark Vogl examined the cultural and political impact of a positive Israeli figure as well as her role in dispelling [[Stereotypes of Jews#Jewish women|stereotypes about Jewish women]]:
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While the character was generally praised, storylines surrounding her relationship with her father, Eli David, drew controversy. Kensky questioned whether having "a trained assassin psychologically scarred by her father" was a reversal of the archetypical Jewish male who is weak and dominated by his mother.<ref name=Kensky/>
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==External links==
* [http://nciswiki.cbs.com/page/Ziva+David Ziva David] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221180855/http://nciswiki.cbs.com/page/Ziva+David |date=February 21, 2008 }}—CBS's Official ''NCIS'' Wiki
* [http://www.bringbackcote.com/ Bring Back Cote—website created to protest the decision to write out the character of Ziva] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006001204/http://www.bringbackcote.com/ |date=October 6, 2013 }}
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