Open University President, Prof. Leo Corry, addressed the war in Gaza at the "Future of the State" conference organized by ynet, "Yedioth Ahronoth" and the Open University. "Even if we continue fighting forever - there will be no healing for Israeli society toward building our shared future without rehabilitating the communities, investigating the causes of the failure and stopping the abandonment of the hostages," Corry said. According to him, "We will not be deterred from fulfilling our duty as a university toward society."