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Historian Joel Beinin on Abandoning Zionism & His Israeli Niece's Captivity in Gaza

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October 15, 2025

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"My family is very happy that the families of other hostages that have been returned, dead and alive, are reaching some degree of closure," says Middle East historian Joel Beinin, whose Israeli niece, Liat Beinin Atzili, was held captive in Gaza for 54 days after she was taken by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, while her husband Aviv was killed. The family's story is the focus of a new documentary, "Holding Liat."

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