March 7
Would I lay down my life a country to defend? I willingly would if it housed my friend.
Ziva David had always been prepared to die for her country. She had grown up knowing that she would be Mossad, and a good Mossad Officer must be prepared to sacrifice themselves to save others. But today, she had found herself questioning her own values.
She had deliberately walked into an extremely dangerous situation in order to diffuse a bomb. Her partner had initially tried to persuade her not to go, before covering for her with Gibbs. She had risked her life instead of waiting for EoD to arrive.
But why? She had not wanted to risk any civilian lives. She was expendable, they were not. If she was in Israel, she would not have thought twice about her actions. In America, she was not supposed to put herself in the direct line of fire like that.
It did not make any sense. If someone tried to shoot a civilian, she would jump in the way. It was expected of her. But if she went to disarm a bomb, apparently this was different. She did not see it herself, could not see the differences. As far as she was concerned, there were none.
Would she die for America? She had risked her life for it so many times before. When she considered it, it was because her friends were here. Tony, McGee, Abby, Gibbs, Jenny, Ducky, and even Palmer lived here. They all loved America. They had all been born here and grew up here. If they themselves were in Israel, they would willingly lay down their lives to protect her country.
She glanced across the squad room at her partner. Perhaps they had something in common after all.