June 18th, 2026
The Abrahamic Reunion YP monthly online meeting gathered peacebuilders, young leaders, clergy, activists, and partners from the Holy Land, Germany, and international communities. The meeting opened with logistical coordination around Zoom, whiteboard use, agenda sharing, and participant engagement. The group then moved into a warm welcome, updates about upcoming programs, and a creative icebreaker designed by Sirkar. Participants privately chose an animal, plant, natural element, or symbolic creature that represented part of their spirit, while the group guessed each identity from clues. Choices included the olive tree, river, sunflower, elephant, water, camel, dandelion, orca, cat, puppy, and watermelon. This activity created a personal, playful, and relational atmosphere before moving into difficult regional topics.
The program continued to focused on brainstorming practical peacebuilding responses to the current situation in the Holy Land. Abed framed the discussion around the impact of war, rising hatred, racism, extremism, violence in Arab society, settler violence, and the need for social service projects. The participants emphasized that the group should not only gather for dialogue, but also work together as an Abrahamic family to provide practical solutions, support vulnerable communities, and model cooperation between Muslims, Jews, Christians, and others. Participants discussed how war has increased fear and polarization and how peacebuilders can respond through media, education, visits, dialogue circles, and direct solidarity.
A major focus of the conversation was the suffering of families affected by settler attacks, especially Alice’s family and land. Participants described the destruction of property, pressure on families, and attacks on olive trees, including a report of hundreds of olive trees cut down. The group discussed organizing dialogue gatherings on Alice’s land, bringing Jewish, Palestinian, Christian, Muslim, and Druze peacebuilders together in a visible act of solidarity. Participants suggested inviting media to document these gatherings and show that people from different communities are willing to stand together for peace, justice, and protection of families facing violence.
The meeting also produced concrete follow-up ideas. Participants proposed creating a stronger media team, weekly social media posts, multilingual content in English, Arabic, Hebrew, and German, YouTube or podcast programming, short videos, music, and “peacebuilder message” posts. Young peacebuilders volunteered to take responsibility for specific weeks of content creation. The group also discussed upcoming in-person opportunities, including a trauma healing seminar with Björn, possible lodging in Nes Ammim or another affordable location, a travel day supported by an existing grant, and participation in the “It’s Time” summit. The meeting closed with appreciation, humor, and a commitment to continue gathering ideas and turning them into practical action.
Quotes from participants and the meeting:
| “We should not only gather, laugh together, and travel together. We also need to do something, to change something.”. |
| “Individuals or groups together can make something bigger. We can influence more. We can make a very big Abrahamic family.” |
| “Our enemy is war and violence and hating.” |
| “The media is basically our collective consciousness. If we see only fear, we need to share the peacebuilders’ stories as much as possible.” |
| “The healthy river gives life to everybody around it. It doesn’t discriminate. It just gives life.” |
| “I chose the elephant because I like groups. I sing with groups, dance with groups, talk with groups, walk with groups, and eat with groups.” |
What was the impact?
The meeting strengthened the group’s internal relationships by combining personal sharing, humor, and symbolic storytelling with serious discussion of violence, trauma, and responsibility. Participants were able to see one another not only as activists or leaders, but as people with personal symbols, hopes, and gifts. This helped create emotional trust before discussing difficult issues.
The program also moved the group from general concern into practical planning. Participants generated concrete ideas for peacebuilding action: visiting affected families, organizing a dialogue circle on Alice’s land, planting or protecting olive trees, creating weekly multilingual social media posts, producing videos and podcasts, contacting media, working through schools and municipalities, connecting with lawyers and existing protection groups, and planning a trauma healing seminar. Several participants volunteered to help with posts, translation, media, music, and technical support.
The meeting created momentum for follow-up. The group agreed that brainstorming should continue in future monthly meetings and in the WhatsApp group. Participants also discussed upcoming opportunities, including the It’s Time summit, the trauma healing seminar with Björn, a travel day in the Holy Land, and future dialogue meetings with religious leaders. The strongest impact was a shared commitment to become more practical, visible, and organized as a peacebuilding community.
Report from Or Akta