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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 (season 13)#ep306|series=NCIS|series-link=NCIS (TV series)|network=[[CBS]]|date=May 17, 2016|season=13|number=24|time=09:41|quote='''DiNozzo''': "What do we know? What are the facts? 'Cause we don't assume, we verify. Do we know she's dead? 'Cause if we know she's dead, we're gonna get him." '''Gibbs''': "Yeah, she's dead, and we will get Kort."}}</ref> though executive producer and show runner [[Gary Glasberg]] suggested that she might still be alive.<ref name=Evans>{{cite journal |last= Evans |first= Greg |date= May 18, 2016 |title= 'NCIS' Showrunner Gary Glasberg On A Future Without Michael Weatherly – And Whether Ziva Is Really Dead |url= https://deadline.com/2016/05/ncis-finale-gary-glasberg-michael-weatherly-cote-de-pablo-1201758944/|journal= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date= May 19, 2016 }}</ref> In season 16, Ziva was confirmed to still be alive, and De Pablo returned in season 17 as a guest star for several episodes.
 
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>
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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 webmagazine|last=Bierly|first=Mandi|title='NCIS"s Cote de Pablo talks Tiva tension and takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/05/05/cote-de-pablo-n/|workmagazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> Ziva's arrival at NCIS initially draws mixed reactions from other characters. Both Ducky and McGee accept her immediately, with the latter living near her and assisting her in finding the best routes to work.<ref name="Yahoo"/> Abby, by contrast, hates her at first glance, believing that Ziva was taking the place of her good friend, Special Agent Kate Todd,<ref name="Yahoo"/> and resenting McGee's fascination and admiration for Ziva. During the course of her hate, Abby scribbles over photographs of Ziva, deliberately mispronounces her surname, and becomes annoyed when Ziva is praised.
 
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.
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====Leroy Jethro Gibbs====
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. Ziva truly loved Gibbs more than just as a father figure, but more on a sexual level. In season 17, their relationship moved forward.
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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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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 webmagazine|title=29 Female TV Characters You'd Date|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20467516,00.html#20914014|workmagazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 16, 2013|date=May 21, 2011}}</ref> and ''Postnoon'' included her in its list of "The sexiest cops on TV".<ref>{{cite web|title=Raising the heat: The sexiest cops on TV|url=http://postnoon.com/2013/07/02/raising-the-heat/133186|work=Postnoon|access-date=July 2, 2013|date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> In December 2011, [[TVLine]] announced Ziva as the winner of its "Ultimate Female Law-Enforcement Crushes Bracket Tournament".<ref name="Tournament">{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Slezak |url=http://tvline.com/2011/12/27/ncis-ziva-david-ultimate-female-law-enforcement-crushes-bracket-tournament-winner/ |title=NCIS' Ziva David Wins Our Ultimate Female Law-Enforcement Crushes Bracket Tournament! |work=[[TVLine]] |date=December 27, 2011|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> The tournament consisted of 64 nominated female characters from [[police procedural]] shows and several single-elimination rounds, garnering nearly one million votes by the end.<ref name="Tournament"/> Mary Edwards from the ''Reasons to be Beautiful Magazine'' published a list of "5 Great Female TV Characters of 2011" and wrote, "If any woman could have ended up a cold, emotionless killing machine, [Ziva]'d be a top candidate. But she's not ... She learns what it's like to have compassion and loyalty. She grows up. As an immigrant, she faces prejudice and racism, but she handles it with poise."<ref>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=Mary|title=5 Great Female TV Characters of 2011|url=http://reasonstobebeautiful.com/2011/12/17/5-great-female-tv-characters-of-2011/|work=Reasons to be Beautiful Magazine|access-date=May 17, 2013|date=December 17, 2011}}</ref>
 
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}}</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|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}}</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}}</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}}</ref> Due to being drawn out over several years, the development has been called a "slow burn",<ref name="Jan 2012 EW">{{cite webmagazine|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|title='NCIS': What did you think of last night's buzzy Tony-Ziva moment?|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/01/04/ncis-tony-ziva-moment/|workmagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=May 19, 2013|date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> with Tony and Ziva being included in ''TV Tango'''s "Top 10 Romantically Challenged TV Couples".<ref>{{cite web|last=Vicic|first=Mike|title=Top 10 Romantically Challenged TV Couples|url=http://www.tvtango.com/news/detail/id/193|work=TV Tango|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=April 19, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described them as a "[[power couple]]" in 2013<ref name="2013 EW">{{cite webmagazine|last=Rice |first=Lynette |title='NCIS': See Tiva get up-close and personal – EXCLUSIVE PHOTO |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/09/ncis-see-tiva-get-up-close-and-personal-exclusive-photo/ |workmagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 11, 2013 |date=April 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411024816/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/09/ncis-see-tiva-get-up-close-and-personal-exclusive-photo/ |archive-date=April 11, 2013 }}</ref> and contributor Sandra Gonzalez noted that "it's tough to deny the chemistry the two actors (Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo) share" after "[[Housekeeping (NCIS)|Housekeeping]]" aired.<ref name="Jan 2012 EW"/>
 
===Leaving the series===
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