Over 500 Israelis and diplomats joined us for our Peace and Democracy conference to hear from conflict experts, academics, senior journalists, and Members of Knesset, including MKs Benny Gantz, Merav Michaeli, Ram Ben Barak, Ayman Odeh, and more. The guest speakers discussed the connection between the judicial legislation under the new Israeli government and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and emphasized the need to move towards a political process with Palestinians. The event showed both decision makers and the public the clear linkages between protecting Israel’s democracy and solving the conflict, and that there are opportunities to create positive change despite the political and diplomatic complexities.