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Making a Difference – The Means, Methods, and Mechanism for Many to Move Mountains

By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

Those who commit to 'healing our broken humanity' build intercultural bridges to learn to know and understand one another and others. Readers who thumb through the Building the Bridge (BTB) pages are not mindless sheep following other mindless sheep. They THINK. They want to be at the forefront of making a difference. They're in search of the bigger picture to expand their horizons. They don't need BTB or anyone else to confirm their biases.

Making a Difference – The Means, Methods, and Mechanism for Many to Move Mountains

Accurate knowledge promotes understanding, dispels prejudice, and awakens the desire to learn more. Words have an extraordinary power to bring people together, divide them, forge bonds of friendship, or provoke hostility. Modern technology places unprecedented possibilities for good at our disposal, fostering harmony and reconciliation. Yet its misuse can do untold harm, leading to misunderstanding, prejudice, and conflict.

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, 22 December 2024

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 16)

The Hague, 20 December 2024 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

SEYMOUR HERSH | THE NEW CEASEFIRE EQUATION

Saudi Arabia’s entry into talks between Israel and Hamas may change Gaza’s future.

Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/11/death-feels-imminent-for-96-of-children-in-gaza-study-finds

By Julian Borger
Published December 11, 2024

Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-12-16/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-war-is-over-ask-the-dying-in-gaza/00000193-cba6-dd44-a9bb-fbe72c810000

By Jack Khoury

Published December 16, 2024

Source: Al-Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/12/16/genocide-israel-is-living-in-the-past

By Haidar Eid

Published December 16, 2024

A state founded on apartheid and settler colonialism is no longer viable.

Source: The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/11/death-feels-imminent-for-96-of-children-in-gaza-study-finds

By Julian Borger

Published December 11, 2024

Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, 15 December 2024 

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 15)

The Hague, 13 December 2024 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Source: Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/biden-starmer-destroying-international-protect-israel-genocide

By Jonathan Cook
Published December 4, 2024

When everything is exposed as a lie, the biggest liars triumph. The forces of darkness rush in to fill the void. That is the future awaiting us