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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: As we find out at the end of series 1, Amiel.]]

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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: As we find out at the end of series 1, Amiel.Amiel faked his own demise.]]



** GenderFlipped in Season 2, where [[spoiler: Noni is one for Yael.]]

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** %%** GenderFlipped in Season 2, where [[spoiler: Noni is one for Yael.]]



* IWillWaitForYou: Talya. Though her reunion with her husband is far from simple.
** Ironically, it is Nurit who spoke these words to Uri before he left to perform active duty, but in her case, [[AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder Absence Made The Heart Go Yonder]].

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* IWillWaitForYou: Talya.IWillWaitForYou:
** Talya waits patiently for her husband's return.
Though her reunion with her husband is far from simple.
** Ironically, it is Nurit who spoke these words promised to wait for Uri before he left to perform active duty, but in her case, [[AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder Absence Made The Heart Go Yonder]].



* NervousWreck: Uri, Uri, Uri. He barely speaks, jumps at sudden movements and noises, and has a tendency to huddle in corners.

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* NervousWreck: Uri, Uri, Uri. He Uri barely speaks, jumps at sudden movements and noises, and has a tendency to huddle in corners.



* [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President Minority]]: An unnamed female Prime Minister greets Uri and Nimrode on their return. Though, of course, Israel's already had one of these.
* PrisonerExchange: How Uri and Nimrode are returned to Israel, and not everyone in the country is happy about the trade

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* [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President Minority]]: OurPresidentsAreDifferent: An unnamed female Prime Minister greets Uri and Nimrode on their return. Though, of course, Israel's already had one of these.
a woman as PM.
* PrisonerExchange: How Uri and Nimrode are returned to Israel, Israel by exchanging terrorists for them, and not everyone in the country is happy about the trade
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Nimrode, Uri and Amiel endured years of beatings, burns, mock hangings, [[{{Squick}} electrocution of genitals]] . . . . and as the series progresses, fewer [[GoryDiscretionShot Gory Discretion Shots]] are employed.

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* ColdBloodedTorture: Nimrode, Uri and Amiel endured years of beatings, burns, mock hangings, [[{{Squick}} [[ElectricTorture electrocution of genitals]] . . . . and as the series progresses, fewer [[GoryDiscretionShot Gory Discretion Shots]] are employed.
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* WhamLine: "Help...Me". [[spoiler: Said by a thought to be dead Amiel after Nimrod beats him into unconsciousness.]]

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* WhamLine: "Help...Me". [[spoiler: Said by a thought to be dead Amiel after Nimrod beats him into unconsciousness.]]]]
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Israeli drama series (originally titled ''Hatufim'', literally "Abductees") dealing with the return and slow rehabilitation of three [[IsraelisWithInfraredMissiles IDF]] soldiers who have spent 17 years as prisoners of [[ArabIsraeliConflict Arab insurgents]] following their capture in Lebanon.

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Israeli drama series (originally titled ''Hatufim'', literally "Abductees") dealing with the return and slow rehabilitation of three [[IsraelisWithInfraredMissiles [[UsefulNotes/IsraelisWithInfraredMissiles IDF]] soldiers who have spent 17 years as prisoners of [[ArabIsraeliConflict [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Arab insurgents]] following their capture in Lebanon.
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* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: As we find out at the end of series 1, Amiel.]]

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* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: As we find out at the end of series 1, Amiel.]]
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* ArabIsraeliConflict



* IsraelisWithInfraredMissiles: Naturally. Numerous characters are associated with the IDF in some shape or form, including Nimrode's daughter Dana.
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* TheLadette: Dana. Rather aggressive sexually, very tomboyish.
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* TheAce: Ynon.
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* TomboyishPonytail: Iris and Dana's hairstyle of choice.

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* TomboyishPonytail: Iris and Dana's hairstyle of choice. Iris also usually wears a ponytail when working in her capacity as an IDF operative, in contrast to her [[LettingHerHairDown hairstyle when she acts as a]] HoneyTrap for Uri.
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* TomboyishPonytail: Iris and Dana's hairstyle of choice.
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** GenderFlipped in Season 2, with [[spoiler: Noni is one for Yael.]]

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** GenderFlipped in Season 2, with where [[spoiler: Noni is one for Yael.]]

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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler: Amiel]].



* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Ismail's math workbooks and Jamal's Beach Picture]]



* HoneyTrap: Iris is sent by a suspicious Haim to spy on Uri. He doesn't take it well.
** GenderFlipped in Season 2, with [[spoiler: Noni is one for Yael.]]



* {{Jerkass}}: Abdullah.



* MoralityPet: Ismail, Jamal's son, is one for [[spoiler: Amiel]].



* PrisonerExchange: How Uri and Nimrode are returned to Israel, and not everyone in the country is happy about the trade.

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* PrisonerExchange: How Uri and Nimrode are returned to Israel, and not everyone in the country is happy about the trade.trade
* {{Protectorate}}: Uri is one for Nimrode. [[spoiler: He kills Amiel (mostly) because the insurgents threatened Uri.]]



* SmugSnake: Abdullah.
* StepfordSmiler: Talia.



* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler: Amiel does not take it well when Abdullah goads him into killing a "collaborator", who turns out to have been a child.]]



* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Ismail's math workbooks and Jamal's Beach Picture]]

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* ChekhovsGun: WhamEpisode: The Tape. [[spoiler: Ismail's math workbooks and Jamal's Beach Picture]]Amiel is alive]].
* WhamLine: "Help...Me". [[spoiler: Said by a thought to be dead Amiel after Nimrod beats him into unconsciousness.]]
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* PresidentMinority: An unnamed female Prime Minister greets Uri and Nimrode on their return. Though, of course, Israel's already had one of these.

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* PresidentMinority: [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President Minority]]: An unnamed female Prime Minister greets Uri and Nimrode on their return. Though, of course, Israel's already had one of these.
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* TroubledFetalPosition: Both of the returnees on occasion, but Uri does this far more frequently.

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* TroubledFetalPosition: Both of the returnees on occasion, but Uri does this far more frequently.frequently.
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Ismail's math workbooks and Jamal's Beach Picture]]

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