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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.

Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2630680

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Published January 26, 2026

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/weaponizing-americas-economy-in-service-of-israel/

By Jamal Kanj

Published February 3, 2026

Economic warfare is only the opening act. The dollar is not the only weapon Washington deploys on Israel’s behalf. When sanctions fail, the saber comes out.

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-01-27/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-expulsion-of-palestinians-is-underway-and-your-indifference-enables-it/0000019b-fbf3-dee6-a1ff-fffb75120000

By Amira Hass

Published January 27, 2026

The changes in the West Bank – being made under the umbrella of decisiveness – are tectonic and occur at lightning speed. The Israeli opposition remains silent

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published February 1, 2026

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 69)

The Hague, 30 January 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Source: Jonathan Cook Blog
https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2026-01-23/trump-board-of-peace-gaza/

By Jonathan Cook
Published January 23, 2026

Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regret

Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2629876

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Published January 19, 2026 

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-01-19/ty-article-opinion/.premium/what-is-happening-to-mothers-and-babies-in-gaza-should-leave-us-deeply-ashamed/0000019b-d0b1-d2f8-af9b-f3f30cd70000

By Lucy Aitchison

Published January 19, 2026

As maternal mortality surges in post-war Gaza, and newborns face cold, infection, and malnutrition, pregnancy and childbirth are daily fights for survival. Women and their babies, universally noncombatants, are suffering disproportionately – and serve as a measure of our moral failure

Source: Jonathan Cook Blog

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2026-01-23/trump-board-of-peace-gaza/

By Jonathan Cook

Published January 23, 2026

Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regret