<P> On September 24, 2013 the episode "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" aired and on October 1, 2013 "Past, Present, and Future" aired, opening with the introduction of a new threat: Benham Parsa and also the Brotherhood of Doubt . </P> <P> In the episode, "Past, Present and Future", Tony heads to Israel to search for Ziva but eventually finds no sign of her, although a few months later he finds her in hiding at the very farmhouse where she was born, Ziva having gone to examine herself and her past . </P> <P> Tony and Ziva share their first on - screen kiss as themselves on the tarmac in Tel - Aviv . However, in 2013, showrunner Gary Glasberg told TVLine the characters had shared another smooch in a previous season, but it did not make the cut . The couple previously kissed in season 3, episode 8 Under Covers during a covert operation as married assassins . </P> <P> Despite Tony's efforts to persuade Ziva to return to the United States and NCIS, Ziva instead chooses to stay in Israel, with Tony reluctantly returning to the United States although Tony manages to find Ziva's Star of David necklace in his jacket pocket . </P>

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