Speakers included leaders of Israeli opposition parties, former politicians and analysts. Left-leaning Canadian Jewish leaders, speaking at the conference, noted that most Canadian Jews oppose Israel's current government and support a two-state solution

Ran Melamed started documenting the Mishmeret 101 protest group after six hostages were murdered in a Gaza tunnel last year. 'It's important the hostages know we haven't given up on them,' he says

The prime minister said Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation due to Muslim immigration to Europe and foreign influence on social media, and called for self-sufficiency, major defense spending, and drastic deregulation, warning: 'Life is more important than the law'