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Eli David is played by Michael Nouri


Occupation/Title: Deputy Director of Mossad (Season 3); Director of Mossad (Season 6-7)

Personality type: Evil

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Endearing trait(s):

Annoying trait(s): no care for his children

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CHARACTER CONNECTIONS


Family members: Ziva and Talia (daughters - the latter deceased); Ari (son; deceased)


Romance(s):


Friends: Vance (at least in Season 6)


Enemies: Gibbs, Ziva, Tony and just about everyone else




Character Backstory:

Season 3:
  • In "Kill Ari (Part 2)", Ari tells Gibbs the reason he became such a "monster" was because of his father. His father had always groomed him to be a mole inside Hamas, but Ari hated him for it. He was referred to then as Deputy Director of Mossad, not Director. Later it was revealed, that Ziva was given orders by her father to kill Ari. Ziva and Ari are half-siblings.
  • In "Silver War", Ziva admits she may believe that Ari was right about her father. Ziva also reacts angrily (by driving slightly more maniacly) when asked about her father by McGee.
  • In "Ravenous", Ziva commented that she spent some time on stage as a child, and that she would search for her father's face in the audience. However, he was never there, even when he had promised.

Season 4:

Season 5:

Season 6:
  • First appeared in "Last Man Standing", where it was shown he had a good friendship with NCIS Director Vance. This friendship allowed Vance to ask for Ziva back as a Liaison Officer to NCIS. It seemed that Eli reluctantly did this. Earlier, Eli overhead a conversation between Ziva and Gibbs about their undercover operation in Morocco.
  • Was next referenced in "Legend (Part 1)" when Mossad Officer Michael Rivkin tells Ziva that her father sends his love, and that he sent Rivkin to Washington D.C. for a mission.
  • Appeared in "Aliyah" when Vance, Gibbs, Tony and Ziva travelled to Tel Aviv. He interrogated with Tony over Rivkin's death.
  • He then sent his daughter as part of a small band to kill a terrorist in Somalia.
Season 7:
  • Did not attempt to rescue his daughter when she was captured.
  • In "Good Cop, Bad Cop", he sent Ben Gidon (a Mossad agent) to attempt to frame Ziva for the murder of a Marine on the Damocles and therefore not able to become an NCIS agent.




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DustyWhite Eli hero or villain? 12 Jan 14 2011, 6:32 PM EST by shadowolfhunter
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I don't know yet.

But I like him more and more every episode :-)
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