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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: Seymour Hersh

https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/like-giving-a-drowning-person-a-breath

By Seymour Hersh

Published January 14, 2026

An eyewitness account of the ongoing devastation in Gaza

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-04-05/ty-article-opinion/.premium/diaspora-jews-if-you-care-about-israel-fight-jewish-terrorism/0000019d-5e38-db3c-a3df-dfbdc4f50000

By Yiftah Elazar and Inbal Arnon, Abigail Jacobson, Oded Steinberg

Published April 5, 2026

Jewish terrorism functions as part of the Netanyahu government's toolkit, and since the outbreak of war with Iran, violent settlers have dramatically escalated their attacks on Palestinians. If you love Israel – hold it accountable, now

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/international-day-of-the-palestinian-child-stolen-childhood-unbroken-will/

By Palestine Chronicle Editors

Published April 6, 2026

International Day of the Palestinian Child reveals genocide, imprisonment, and systemic denial, yet children persist through education, culture, and resistance.

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, 18 December 2022

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 79)

The Hague, 10 April 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Source: Savage Minds
https://savageminds.substack.com/p/gazafication

By Branko Marcetic
Published April 2, 2026

How the US and Israel Are Making Gaza's Brutal Warfare the New Global Standard

Source: Zeteo

https://zeteo.com/p/palestinian-israeli-conflict-middle-east-solution-ayman-odeh

By Ayman Odeh

Published March 29, 2026

Read Palestinian Knesset Member Ayman Odeh’s poignant essay for Zeteo, breaking down what’s at the center of the repeated eruptions of violence in the region, and what must be done to end the cycle.

Source: Al-Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/30/green-and-yellow-two-lines-that-separate-me-from-my-land

By Refaat Ibrahim

Published March 30, 2026

Israel can draw as many lines as it wants, but we will not give up the right to our land.

Source: Savage Minds

https://savageminds.substack.com/p/gazafication

By Branko Marcetic

Published April 2, 2026

How the US and Israel Are Making Gaza's Brutal Warfare the New Global Standard