ABRAHAMIC PEACE THEOLOGY IN ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION: A CROSS-RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE
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The escalating Israeli-Iranian conflict in 2025 has become a complex geopolitical crisis that has a significant impact on global stability, while conventional approaches based on politics, economics, and security have not succeeded in producing sustainable solutions. This study aims to analyze the potential contribution of Abrahamic peace theology in providing a theoretical and practical framework for defusing the Israeli-Iranian conflict through the identification of universal values in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions as the foundation of interfaith dialogue and long-term peace efforts. The research method uses a comparative theological analysis with a qualitative-descriptive approach to the primary texts of the three Abrahamic traditions (Tanakh, Talmud, Bible, Quran, Hadith) and secondary literature from theologians and scholars of interfaith studies. The results of the study identified three universal values as common ground: justice (tzedek, dikaiosyne, 'adl), compassion (hesed, agape, mercy), and peace (shalom, eirene, salam), and found the principles of pikuach nefesh (Jewish) and maslaha (Islam) as theologically valid moral foundations for constructive dialogue. The three-stage applicative model—recognition, dialogue, and reconciliation—has been successfully formulated as a practical framework for conflict resolution. This study concludes that Abrahamic peace theology can be a normative and practical alternative in international diplomacy by providing a spiritual and moral dimension as the foundation for sustainable peace, while also making a new contribution to academic discourse on the role of religion in contemporary geopolitical conflict resolution.
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