From Shared Heritage to Shared Future: The Abrahamic Movement Builds Peace From the Ground Up

Founded in 2019 and expanding fast since October 7, 2023, a grassroots network is trying to build the “human infrastructure” beneath government-level normalization, even where taking part can carry deadly risk.

By Khurram Ali RazaWorld Desk, Faith & Freedom News · October 31, 2026 · 6 min read

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WORLD DESK — In places where even mentioning Israel can bring prison, a growing civic network is betting that peace will be built by neighbours before it is signed by governments. The Abrahamic Movement, a grassroots initiative linking Israelis with Muslims and Christians across the Middle East and South Asia, says it has expanded rapidly since October 7, 2023, and now counts tens of thousands of supporters, according to The Jerusalem Post.

“Pro-Abraham,” not simply pro-Israel

Founded by Israeli media strategist Tom Wegner, the movement promotes people-to-people diplomacy rooted in shared Abrahamic heritage, bringing together Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze and others. Members describe themselves as “pro-Abraham,” emphasizing peace, tolerance and recognition of Jewish historical and religious ties to the Land of Israel, the Post reports.

Wegner, a former spokesperson for the Peres Center for Peace, calls the Abraham Accords a starting point rather than the end goal, as he writes in American Diversity Report. His framework, “Political Abrahamism,” argues that lasting peace needs shared religious-cultural recognition among Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, Alawites, Samaritans and others, as he has set out on X.

The movement cites Quranic passages concerning the Children of Israel and the Holy Land as a basis for dialogue with Muslims.

What the network does

According to the movement, its work spans grassroots dialogue, local chapters and Jewish–Arab encounters, including Jewish–Bedouin gatherings in the Negev, meetings in Kfar Kama and women’s dialogues in Jerusalem. Online, it relies on WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram and regular forums to sustain cross-border conversations, as described by Faith & Freedom News.

Dangerous work

The risks are real. In Iraq, a 2022 law criminalizing normalization with Israel can carry life imprisonment or the death penalty, and Islamist groups such as Hizb ut-Tahrir have criticized the movement as a form of normalization, per The Jerusalem Post.

2026: new chapters, new councils

• Interreligious Council: launched in August 2026 with Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen as inaugural co-chair; co-chairs from Islamic, Christian, Druze, Alawite and Samaritan traditions are planned, Wegner says.
• New national chapters: Canada, Czechia and Slovakia, and Cameroon, with continued activity in Morocco, Nigeria, Somaliland, Syria, Gaza and Pakistan.
• Partnerships: a strategic partnership with Salvator Mundi Global on education, youth engagement and public diplomacy, with involvement from Sheikh Nabil Saad.
• Asia: ties with parallel initiatives in Indonesia and Malaysia, with a leadership summit planned in Singapore, per the movement’s global site. In September 2026 the Moroccan Humanitarian Cooperation Organization named Wegner honorary president.

Wegner’s books include The Abrahamic Revolution: A Middle Eastern Peace Formula, published in Hebrew, Arabic, English, Dutch, Indonesian and other languages, plus Unity of the Believers (with Elias Nasri Baboun) and The Cyrus Accords (with Arash Hamedian), according to his posts. The movement also publishes the Abrahamic Peace Codex series on hospitality, justice and human dignity.

Diaspora commitment, whatever Israel’s politics

Elsewhere, Diaspora leaders are framing support for Israel as a long-term commitment. Reform, Progressive and Liberal Jewish movements released a joint letter signed by about 2,000 people pledging not to “retreat from Israel,” eJewishPhilanthropy reports.

Why it matters, and the caveat

The significance lies in shifting the conversation from state-level normalization to direct civic and religious contact, even where it is dangerous. The movement also argues that extremism, not Muslims or Arabs, is the shared adversary, and has floated an Abrahamic school in Gaza offering Hebrew-language education.

A caveat applies: the movement’s scale and regional reach rest largely on its own reporting, and outside observers note that its founding and much of its funding come from Israeli and Diaspora networks. Independent verification of membership figures remains limited.