The soldier's kidnapping makes Nimrode feel guilty over what happened with Amiel. Yael is worried about the kidnapped soldier. Ynon embarks upon Operation Judas.
Uri's health is failing. Nimrode reveals another detail about what happened with Amiel. Nurit heads to Damascus to deliver the package. Yusuf is followed by Abdullah.
Operation Judas. Amiel returns home to Israel, and wants his wife and Sammy to come with him. Once home, Amiel faces the greatest conflict of his life.
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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Ishai Golan | ... | Uri Zach 24 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Yoram Toledano | ... | Nimrod Klein 24 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Yaël Abecassis | ... | Talia Klein 24 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Mili Avital | ... | Nurit Halevi-Zach 24 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Assi Cohen | ... | Amiel Ben-Horin 24 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Adi Ezroni | ... | Yael Ben Horin 24 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Yael Eitan | ... | Dana 22 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Gal Zaid | ... | Haim 15 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Jonathan Uziel | ... | Yinon 'Noni' Meiri 14 episodes, 2012 | |
| Sendi Bar | ... | Iris 13 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Salim Dau | ... | Jamal 12 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
| Hadar Ratzon Rotem | ... | Leila Qasab 12 episodes, 2012 | |
| Guy Selnik | ... | Hatzav 10 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
After 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach, and Amiel Ben Horin return home to the country that made them national icons. They work to overcome the trauma of torture and captivity while settling back into their interrupted family lives. Meanwhile, the military psychiatrist assigned to them finds discrepancies in the soldiers' testimonies, and launches an investigation to discover what they are hiding. Written by magicaltriplet
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My review is based on two seasons, which is all that has been produced at the time of writing. I have not seen Homeland.
Two Israeli soldiers and a body are returned home after 17 years of captivity by a terrorist group in Syria. The details of the capture, imprisonment, and reactions in Israel draw on actual abductions, for example, Ron Arad, Gilad Shalit, Guy Hever (arguably), and others. The closest real-life Israeli parallel I can think of is the (mildly obscure) case of Massad Abu Toameh, who was kidnapped in Greece and secretly held in Syria for 14 years. There have been somewhat similar cases in the Arab world (not involving Israel) such as in Morocco, Syria, and Iraq. I wish I knew more about those, so I could better compare fiction to reality.
Season 1 follows the returnees and their families as they try to re- adapt to ordinary life, while gradually filling us in on what happened in captivity, some of which involved moral compromises and does not come into the light easily. It's gripping, and, as far as I can tell, fully plausible. Season 2 is more of a thriller, which I won't reveal the reason for. The second season contains significant implausibilities. Drew me in anyway.