The atmosphere was electric. There were art installations, performances, and speeches from a roster of the most inspiring Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers alive today. And there were the people: over five thousand of them, gathered together on a sunny afternoon in Tel Aviv to insist that the time for peace is now.
This was the 2026 People’s Peace Summit, organized by the It’s Time Peace Coalition and supported by NIF, which took place on April 30. It’s Time is a network of over eighty organizations, including NIFC partners, representing thousands of Jewish and Arab citizens dedicated to rebuilding the Israeli peace camp. With NIF’s training, funding, and resources this coalition mobilizes Israelis to support diplomatic solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But the People’s Peace Summit is not just about convening. It’s about building momentum. It’s about raising the profile and voice of the Israeli peace movement as a unified camp. It’s about showing the public and the world that another way is possible. It must be. It can be. It will be.
