Professor Reuven Hazan is a political scientist, diplomat, political affairs commentator, and former chair of the political science department at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Educated at The Hebrew University (BA) and Columbia University (MA, Ph.D.), he specializes in the historical and current analysis of democratic institutions in general, and Israeli institutions in particular. Hazan has served as a leading consultant for several political parties in Israel.

Udi Sommer is an associate professor at the School of Political Science, Government, and International Relations at Tel Aviv University. In the past, he co-chaired the Israeli Cyber Forum at Columbia University, while teaching political science at Columbia. His research focuses on comparative and American politics, politics of sexuality and gender, judicial politics, pandemics and politics, and cybersecurity.

Tal Shalev is the cheif political correspondent and analyst for Walla! News--one of Israel's largest websites that provides 24/7 independent breaking news and analysis. She covers Israel's Prime Minister, government, parliament, and political developments. Shalev has an extremely varied and rich career in journalism spanning over a decade and a half, including as a news editor for Israel's Ha'aretz daily newspaper and i24 News, and regularly appears on television and radio stations.

David Horovitz is the founding editor of the online newspaper, The Times of Israel. He was previously the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post and editor and publisher of the award-winning news magazine The Jerusalem Report. Horovitz has written for newspapers around the world, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Irish Times, and (London) Independent. He is a frequent interviewee on CNN, the BBC, Sky, Fox News, NPR, and other TV and radio stations.

A senior political correspondent and analyst for the Times of Israel. Rettig Gur was born in Jerusalem to American-Jewish immigrant parents. He lived in the United States from 1989 to 1999, returning to Israel to serve in the Israeli Defense Forces as a combat medic. After completing his military service, Rettig Gur studied history and Jewish thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Prior to his current position, he served as the Director of Communications at the Jewish Agency.