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By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

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Source: The Times of Israel 

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/lets-get-radical-be-kind/

Published JULY 18, 2017

By Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

BUILDING THE BRIDGE FOUNDATION, THE NETHERLANDS

What is better? A cataclysmic apocalypse or a catalytic thrust based on mutual trust! Can the politicians solely resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Quest To Co-Exist? Should terror for or against, perpetrated by either or both with the inevitable repercussions of reprisals, reign? Blood begets more blood, triggering the warring parties to fortify their resolve to regain their dignity; and, the world is enraged; and the people of Israel and of Palestine are split apart from within. Imagine being interlocked with unlikely people, the key to enduring change. Without that key, peace building itself collapses. The richness and vitality of our differences will dignify and can deepen our dialogue.

Source: Haaretz

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.804133

By Zaha Hassan

Published Jul 30, 2017

Every little West Bank girl crossing a checkpoint to get to school is a Rosa Parks. Every prisoner on hunger strike is a Mandela, and every Gazan, surviving despite the dehumanizing conditions, is a Palestinian Gandhi

Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-top-indonesian-cleric-calls-for-compassion-between-muslims-and-jews/

By Raphael Ahren

Published 12 June 2018

Yahya Staquf, who heads world’s largest Muslim organization, says he wants to promote ties with Jerusalem, but stresses he came to affirm 'Palestine's sovereignty'

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-should-palestinians-return-to-judaism-1.6159270

By Seraj Assi
Published Jun 10, 2018

'They belong to our people': Why Israel's founders believed Palestinians were originally Jews, and how this discredited theory could offer hope for reconciliation today