"(2.5 stars) Three weeks after Hamas kidnapped 49-year-old Liat Beinin Atzili and her husband, Aviv, during an attack on their kibbutz on Oct. 7, 2023, Liat's American-born father, Yehuda Beinin, traveled from Israel to Washington to urge politicians to help advocate for the hostages' release. Accompanying Yehuda were Liat's younger sister, Tal Beinin, and the Atzilis' son Netta, both of whom also appear in the new documentary "Holding Liat.""
""They need to die," Netta says to his family in the film. "I know there are probably lots of people who are innocent in the Gaza Strip. We can't just raze the place. But what happened there made it a lot more difficult to know who, exactly, is innocent." Yehuda raises his eyebrows at his grandson's statement in a mix of shock, disappointment and pained understanding."
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas militants kidnapped Liat Beinin Atzili and her husband, Aviv, from their kibbutz. Three weeks later their American-born father, Yehuda Beinin, traveled from Israel to Washington to urge politicians to advocate for the hostages' release, accompanied by Liat's sister Tal and the Atzilis' son Netta. The documentary Holding Liat follows Yehuda's journey and family interactions, revealing sharp generational divisions over responses to the attack. Yehuda favors peace and reconciliation with Palestinians, while Netta expresses a desire for violent retribution and struggles to separate militants from civilians. Yehuda reacts with shock and pained understanding, warning that rage-fueled calls for killing are shortsighted, and the film presents a personal but incomplete perspective on the wider war in Gaza.
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