Inside the Global Abrahamic Movement: VP Aviv Beilis Lerner on Six Months of Quiet Diplomacy
From Druze educators in Sweida to Alawite communities under jihadist pressure in Syria and Turkey, Lerner describes a widening, largely unseen network of interfaith organizing reaching across the Middle East and Africa.
In a wide-ranging update shared this week, Aviv Beilis Lerner, who has served as Vice President of the global Abrahamic movement for more than six months following his connection to Tom Wegner, laid out an expanding web of interfaith relationships stretching from the Druze and Alawite communities of Syria to African partners and grassroots networks across the Middle East.
Lerner described discovering what he called a vast network of people who deeply recognize the Abrahamic heritage and are willing to do a great deal to build a shared, stable reality. Over the past six months, he wrote, that network has grown to include contacts among the Druze, the Alawite community, opposition figures, and a wide range of African partners.
“There is a huge network of people who love our people — who deeply recognize the Abrahamic heritage and are willing to do a lot for a sane and shared reality.” — Aviv Beilis Lerner, Vice President, Global Abrahamic Movement
Nine Fronts of Interfaith Organizing
Lerner’s update detailed nine separate initiatives the movement has advanced in recent months, spanning media, technology, agriculture, education, and diplomacy.
Alternative Media & Dialogue Grants
Working with Muslim and Christian partners, the movement has submitted a series of grant applications — including a podcast project for Muslims, Christians, and Jews across the Middle East, funded by the Templeton Foundation — aimed at building alternatives to Muslim Brotherhood messaging.
A Strategic AI Program for Faith Leaders
A planned AI system would accompany religious leaders from the three Abrahamic faiths, helping them create and sustain dialogue spaces that promote normalization across the Middle East.
The Orchard of Tomorrow
A proposed agricultural initiative would combine ventures from the Arab, Israeli, and American worlds, pairing ancient orchard practices with modern technology as an economic, community, and land-restoration engine.
A Druze Educational Partnership in Sweida
Through the Israeli-Druze Partnership Headquarters, the movement is in advanced talks to launch an educational project with the Druze community in Sweida, Syria.
A Wave of Alawite Participation
Lerner reported a significant increase in Alawite participants from Syria and Turkey joining the movement’s groups, describing communities under heavy jihadist pressure who are eager to cooperate and build a new future.
An Abrahamic Language-Learning Platform
Requests have come in from Syria and African countries to learn Hebrew, alongside interest in Arabic, English, French, and various African languages. Organizers say the platform is meant to build connection as much as vocabulary.
A Growing Membership Club — and a UN Passport Push
Several dozen members now give monthly or annual donations. Nigerian Ambassador Chimbo is leading an effort at the United Nations to establish an Abrahamic passport for humanitarian purposes, alongside plans for a members’ benefits club.
The Abrahamic Summit for Global Orientation
Held about a month ago, the summit brought together leaders from around the world for what Lerner described as a highly significant gathering.
A Widening Circle of Participants
Lerner said diplomats, field activists, spiritual leaders — sheikhs, rabbis, imams, and priests — along with government ministers, educators, and business figures are joining daily, embracing an Abrahamic identity he says carries deep mutual respect.
An Open Invitation
Lerner closed his update with a direct invitation for others to get involved, encouraging readers to comment, ask questions, or tag others interested in joining the movement’s activist groups, and to share the post with friends.
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