"Maybe we will. Malachi Ben-Gidon isn't dead....so the writers can bring him back. After all, we got Damon Werth back. *grins*"

"I am sure we will hear from Ben-Gidon again!
Damon Werth - a shame really if they just let him vanish again.....good looks help you know *wink*. Gibbs seemed warmed upto him and Ziva was on 1st name basis with him......."

"Given the response to the return of Damon Werth, I don't think he will slip away into obscurity."

"Yep, it were really nice to see Damon again. Wouldn’t it be hard for Tony to see him as a love interest for Ziva?"

"You make a very good point there GothGirl.

I agree I think Eli David has reached a point where nothing matters to him except Israel. A man who could set out to deliberately impregnate a woman to create a child he could later use as a weapon, is probably about as nasty as they come."

"I honestly don't think it will be a team confrontation. I think it will be simply man to man."

"Personally, I always like it when there is a Mossad episode. I feel that there is more at stake than with the usual bad guys. Also, I think Michael Nouri is doing a terrific job in the role - and it is fun to watch. As a character, there is plenty more to develop. Vance needs to maintain a relationship with him as director of Mossad - perhaps shared information or actions in the future; Gibbs regards him as dirty but he thinks the same about Trent Kort & has learned to live with the need for these kind of unethical characters. As for Ziva, well there is a lot there. He raised her & the stuff everybody likes about her character - the ninja skills, the ability to sau "it is what it is" & live with things that would see most people hospitalised with PTSD, her loyalty to her country & NCIS - these are all the direct result of her upbringing with Eli & Mossad.
Eli is pragmatic - he accepted that he underestimated Tony in interview, and moved on to get what he could from Vance. Where he differs from Ziva is in his willingness to live with lies. She is usually straighforward. Even her occasionally tricky relationship with the truth - so that she will withhold information & answer exactly the question that you ask - is usually down to conflicting loyalties. She likes to know the truth of a given situation, to know where her loyalties are & to act accordingly. None of these qualities make for a good spy, although they do make for good law enforcement. Espionage seems to be a world where nobody is quite certain who is on who's side. This is probably the reason why Eli raised her to be a killer rather than a spy. I'd like to see him acknowledge that she is making the right decision & perhaps start pushing her for grandchildren (grin)."