“The biggest danger for any organism is to not identify that it’s being threatened. I want to hope that people realize that the source of danger and risk in the Middle East is not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but the deep radical Islamic vision of forming a global caliphate.” This quote by Naftali Bennett, Israel’s minister of education, summarizes part of the plot of the second season of Fauda, Israel’s most successful TV series.
In an interview with Fox News, Lior Raz, main actor and co-author of Fauda, said: “I used to be in the special forces in Israel when I was younger. My friend Avi Issacharoff and I met at a special event in the West Bank. I can’t say why, when and how. He asked me if I had a dream. I said: “Yes, I want to write something about the special forces, the undercover units and the price they’re paying. And I also want to talk about the Palestinians, because in Israel nobody talks about the Palestinians in the Israeli culture scene.” He answered: “Why don’t we write something together?” This is how Fauda started.
TRAILER FAUDA SEASON 2
FAUDA SEASON 2: CAST, EPISODES AND PHOTOS
Doron (Lior Raz) teams up with his former undercover unit lead by the new commander Eli (Yaakov Zada Daniel), when an old enemy who has targeted him for revenge also launches a more ambitious covert plan. Episode 1: Doron joins his old team for an operation to take out Walid El Abed (Shadi Mar’i), the mastermind behind a bombing attack that killed Boaz, Doron’s brother-in-law. Picture (from left to right): Steve (Doron Ben-David), Nurit (Rona-Lee Shim’on) and Sagi (Idan Amedi).Episode 2: Tensions rise on both sides as Doron’s team intensifies its hunt and Abu Samara, the Hamas commander in the West Bank, hands Nidal alias Al Makdasi (Firas Nassar) an ultimatum. Episode 3: Reprimanded by Walid, Al Makdasi doubles down on his renegade plan to exact revenge. Doron (Lior Raz) goes rogue during an operation to offer Shirin (Laëtitia Eïdo), Walid’s wife and cousin, a way out.Episode 4: Al Makdasi’s plan takes an unexpected lethal turn and backs him into a corner. Shirin reaches out to Doron, putting them both at risk. Doron scrambles to protect his family when Nidal gets too close. Shirin puts a dangerous plan in motion. Walid learns some distressing news. Episode 6: Nidal regroups and leads a nighttime raid. While Walid faces interrogation, Doron takes Shirin ((Laëtitia Eïdo) under his wing. Episode 7: Nidal defends his new allegiance to his younger brother Samir (Amir Khoury). Captain Ayub blackmails Abu Samara into helping him lay a trap. Sagi’s nerves jeopardize a mission.
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VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH CO-CREATOR AND FAUDA STAR LIOR RAZ
