The conference was held on January 6, 2025, under the sponsorship of MK Meir Cohen (Yesh Atid), with the participation of Interior Minister Moshe Arbel, along with mayors and residents of evacuated northern localities and representatives of relevant NGOs. The purpose of the conference was to emphasize the importance of including representatives of those individuals and families dislocated in the wake of the October 2023 war, in all the steps taken by the Israeli government to reconstruct their localities, from the stage of planning to that of full rehabilitation.

Dr. Shani Bar-On and Ms. Tehila Sharabi of the Adva Center presented concrete recommendations for policies that would have the best chance of leading to full recovery in the areas affected by the war.

The conference aimed to promote policies based on the experience, the knowledge and the involvement of the displaced individuals themselves. The recommendations presented were based on research conducted by the Adva Center among individuals displaced since October 7, 2023, at state initiative, for an extended period of time: The Trials and Tribulations of Israelis Who Became Refugees in Their Own Land.