Inside the halls of Israel’s Knesset this week, a meeting unfolded that its organizers say points toward a new phase of Middle East diplomacy — one built not around treaties signed by heads of state, but around relationships forged between communities. Tom Wegner, founder and CEO of The Abrahamic Movement, was hosted by MK Dr. Akram Hasson for a discussion on establishing a dedicated parliamentary caucus centered on the values of the Abraham Accords.

Wegner was joined by two of his movement’s partners: Sheikh Nabil Saad, who serves as CEO of the organization’s Druze branch, and Topaz Ram. Together, the delegation used the meeting to lay out a case for institutionalizing the grassroots diplomacy the movement has pursued since its founding — this time from inside the Israeli parliament itself.

“Building bridges isn’t just about high-level politics — it’s about shared values, human connection, and actionable vision.” — Tom Wegner, Founder & CEO, The Abrahamic Movement

According to Wegner, the proposed caucus would serve three functions: promoting the values underlying the Abraham Accords, fostering dialogue across Israel’s political spectrum, and strengthening diplomatic, cultural, and economic ties across the broader Middle East. The idea reflects a recurring theme in Wegner’s work — that formal accords between governments are necessary but insufficient without a parallel infrastructure of trust between ordinary people.

A Movement Built From the Ground Up

The Abrahamic Movement describes its founding premise as building direct, bottom-up connections between leaders and communities across Israel and the Arab world, rather than relying solely on government-to-government diplomacy. That philosophy is the throughline of Wegner’s book, The Abrahamic Revolution, which he has described as a manifesto for what he calls “Political Abrahamism” — a framework arguing that lasting regional stability requires practical human and business infrastructure for peace, not just diplomatic agreements on paper.

Wegner’s résumé spans some of the highest levels of Israeli public life. He has previously served as a spokesperson in the Prime Minister’s office, as a senior media consultant to Israel’s Defense Minister, and — during his military service — as a liaison with the Palestinian police. He has also held peace-building roles with the World Bank and the Peres Center for Peace, experience he has drawn on in building what he calls a global network of journalists and policymakers across the Muslim world.

A Host With His Own History of Firsts

MK Dr. Akram Hasson, who represents the New Hope party in his third stint in the Knesset, is one of Israel’s most prominent Druze political figures. A native of Daliyat al-Karmel, Hasson previously made history as the first Druze politician to lead a Jewish-majority party when he took the helm of Kadima in 2015, and in 2012 became the first non-Jewish recipient of the Golden Inkwell Word prize from the Hebrew Writers Association in Israel. Wegner publicly thanked Hasson for his hospitality and for “championing this vital vision inside parliament.”

Part of a Broader Interfaith Push

The Knesset meeting comes amid a period of visible momentum for Wegner’s movement, which has recently hosted interfaith gatherings bringing together Muslim and Druze participants and has built relationships with U.S.-based interfaith organizations. Wegner has previously presented his book directly to Dr. Anila Ali, President and CEO of the American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council (AMMWEC), an organization that has itself led multifaith delegations to Israel aimed at countering extremism and strengthening Muslim-Jewish solidarity.

For Wegner, the common denominator across these efforts is a bet that regional stability will ultimately be won or lost not in treaty rooms alone, but in the accumulation of relationships between communities who have historically been kept apart. Closing his post announcing the Knesset meeting, he posed a question to his followers: what role should grassroots leadership play in shaping international diplomacy? It is a question, supporters of the movement argue, that will only grow more consequential as the Abraham Accords framework continues to expand across the region.