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In a totally ludicrous hit Netflix show, the trope of the magic Mossad agent returns

JL;DR SUMMARY The Netflix series "Zero Day" brings back the trope of the enigmatic Mossad agent, represented by a character named Natan, in a political drama involving a cyberattack on the U.S. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MossadIsraeli IntelligenceU.S. Israel RelationsNetflixPolitical DramaRobert De NiroAmerican MediaZero DayMagic Mossad TropeSpy Thriller

Places mentioned

United States
"The attack shut down transportation and communications across the country for one single minute."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"sharing intel about a hacking collective in an accent veering from Israel to Brooklyn"
Israel
"even mean Fauda, which is, of course, an Israeli show where Mossad is an actual, fleshed-out part of its plot."

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