Kootenay Friends of Standing Together presents “Holding Liat” as a fundraiser for the Protect the Harvest campaign to support West Bank olive farmers this fall. The film is a 2026 Academy Award short-listed Best Documentary Feature.

The Film: Liat Atzili and her husband are kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023. The film follows Liat’s Jewish family’s fight for their release while struggling to come to terms with the horrific violence of the Hamas attack and the disproportional horrendous Israeli military response carried out in the name of the Israeli victims. Liat’s father sees the fight as part of a broader struggle against endless war and Netanyahu’s opportunism and for an enduring political settlement between Israelis and Palestinians, reflecting that Netanyahu and his government are not representative of all Israelis.

Liat’s father will be providing a video update to Nelson after the film.

Come for a riveting evening that will leave you thinking, and with the knowledge you’ve supported Palestinian olive farmers.

Tickets @ Otter Books, the door & www.simpli.events/e/holding-liat-film-screening

Kootenay Friends of Standing Together (KFoST) works to support the largest co-led movement of Palestinian and Jewish people in Israel working together for a just, permanent peace, and an end to the occupation and apartheid.

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