Fauda

The best Israeli series made until now.

Surprisingly authentic, played out great, well filmed.

The highlight is a language, Arabic language, spoken language, music to the ear.

No language barriers "gib AL hawia"(Bring your ID card).

Excellent playing actors.

Faithful to reality.

A Must see Series to Arabs and Israelis. Muslims and Jews.

For those who want to see and understand how a country forced to operate in an environment full of terror driven of national motivation.

And anyone who enjoys quality action series.

I just finished watching season 3, and in short, it is a good series that depict the life in both Israel and Palestine, like what they eat, their culture and traditions. So in the beginning, you feel hopeful that Israelis want to learn from Arabs and vice versa, but then, the series become very cyinical, when in fact the only reason they "learn each other language and culture" is to creates pain and sorrow.

I wanted to root for the Shin Bet team headed by Doron, but I couldn't. The lack of morals and restraint when inmocent Palestinians are involved, just show how imbalanced this war is. They have no policy of taking prisoners. They simply shoot to kill, even enemies that already surrendered.

Also, they recruit informanta and collaborators among Palestinians, who endanger themselves to help Israelis, but Israel never helps or rescues them, so normally they end up dead.

And another irony, is that the more terrorist they kill, the more replacements they create, because all the orphans, siblings that become destitute and homeless (it shows Israel blowing up houses of innocent people), so in the end offering their life to Hamas is the only resource left.

The show missed an opportunity to show how to de escalate the conflict. In the end, it jsut fuels more hate and sectarianism

This Israeli series is centred on a counter-terrorist squad working to stop Hamas terrorists operating in the West Bank. This involves them frequently going undercover into situations where they must pass as Palestinian; the slightest mistake will put them in grave danger. In the opening episode we are introduced to Doron Kavillio, a retired member of the team who is asked to help when a terrorist leader who was thought dead re-emerges. Soon he is back in this deadly world. Their first operation goes wrong; the target is wounded but escapes and his innocent brother is killed. This leads to tensions rising and revenge attacks. While this storyline is wrapped up in the first season a new terrorist leader emerges in the second so it is effectively a continuation of the same story. The third season sees operations against another terrorist which leads to the kidnapping of two young Israelis. They are taken to the Gaza Strip... a location far more dangerous than the West Bank.

I really enjoyed this series; I can't comment on its actual authenticity but it certainly felt real. We observe characters on both sides of the divide and while it is clear that Doron and his team are the 'good guys' there are plenty of sympathetic Palestinian characters, and the Israeli's actions aren't always what one would call moral. There is plenty of tension in every episode and early on it becomes clear that just because somebody is set up as a main character doesn't mean they can't get killed. The cast does an impressive job bringing their characters to life although as I relied on subtitles I can't comment on the quality of accents or Arabic spoken by the team... something that would need to be near perfect in reality. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of the genre.

These comments are based on watching the series in Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles.

Fauda is a very intense and rough show about the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. No side is a saint or hero. All means and methods are used from both sides. Sometimes with success and sometimes big failure. Terrorism, revenge, fight for injustice, all causes are there.

The show is very well produced with a nerve and authentic feel that is not present in similar US productions.

The characters are strong and very well performed by actors and actresses, unknown to me but nevertheless stellar performances.

Key character is Doron, an undercover Israeli agent that is both prudent privately and ruthless as a professional. But he is often held back by his own emotional turmoil, impulsively guided by his natural instincts and careless maneuvers.

Also the acting and development of the character Walid, on the Palestinian side, is absolutely splendid.

The action is constantly there and it is impossible to predict what is going to happen next. This really brings an intensity and always keeping you on the edge. Still it feels natural and not overdone.

The show has been critisized for being Isreeli propaganda. It is an Israeli production so it might be a small bias here, but still there are good people and bad people on both sides. And both sides can be totally ruthless without any sense of moral and ethics. So all in all the show is a great two-sided portrait of this ongoing conflict. It is very intense and unique because you see both sides of the conflict.

A very refreshing alternative to traditional US action productions. Don't miss Fauda!

I have never lived in the West Bank, and thus cannot speak to whether the script is as severely biased as some claim. What I do know is that among those who voice this particular criticism, there does appear to be roughly the same number of people who think it is demonizing the Palestinians as there are those thinking it's the Israelis that are getting the unfair treatment.

Why I don't believe it is possible to ever be completely unbiased, I do not get the sense that the show is trying to convince me one way or the other. This tale of ruthless killing and unending retribution does not, in my opinion, make any attempt at justification. I believe it a story, not primarily about the common Palestinian or Israeli, but about the combatants on both sides.

However, I can see how a passionate supporter of either side might find this show a bit unpalatable. Those who simply want their convictions justified can probably find something more to their liking elsewhere. Propaganda is easy to come by these days. The rest of us can enjoy this well made fiction, listen to the beautiful semitic languages and be captivated by the awesome culture and piety of these ancient civilizations.

I pray for lasting peace among all the seed of Abraham.