In this new episode of The Mosaic Chat, we step back and examine the long and often painful relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Born from the same region and rooted in a shared belief in one God, the three Abrahamic traditions have profoundly shaped one another’s histories. Yet their encounters have frequently been marked by conquest, persecution, exile, discrimination, and competing visions of power and identity.
This conversation revisits some of the major historical wounds that continue to influence the present: the Jewish experience of exile and antisemitism culminating in the Shoah, the creation of the State of Israel and its consequences for Palestinians and the wider Arab world, the complex status of religious minorities under different empires, the legacy of Christian colonial expansion, and the lasting impact of colonisation and political upheaval across the Muslim world.
But this episode is not simply about conflict.
It also explores the lesser-known history of coexistence, intellectual exchange, and mutual influence that has connected Jews, Christians, and Muslims across centuries. From medieval Spain and the Ottoman Empire to contemporary initiatives for interfaith dialogue, history offers examples showing that rivalry has never been the only possible outcome.
Today, globalization, migration, digital connectivity, and shared challenges such as climate change increasingly place these communities in common spaces and common conversations. The question is no longer whether their destinies intersect, but how they will choose to live together.
This episode examines the conditions for a possible Abrahamic peace:
the recognition of historical wounds, the acceptance of religious and cultural differences, and the understanding that Jews, Christians, and Muslims ultimately share not only a past, but a future.
As Abramundi argues, a past of discord does not guarantee a future of concord. But neither does it make it impossible.
🎙 A conversation with Galith Abbou Benichou and Tomer Attias.
📖 Inspired by Abramundi: Manifesto for the Creation of an Abrahamic Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa
