At AJC Global Forum 2018 in Israel, three Israeli thought leaders shared their perspectives of the Diaspora and discussed ways to bridge the widening gap between Jews in Israel and Jews outside of the Jewish state. Adena Philips, a Global ACCESS Steering Committee Member, provided opening remarks for the session that featured Dr. Einat Wilf, Member of Knesset (2010-13), Micah Goodman, CEO of Beit Midrash Yisraeli –Ein Prat, Uri Misgav, a Commentator and Writer for Ha’aretz. This panel was moderated by Rabbi Dov Lipman, Member of Knesset (2013-15).