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Based in The Hague since 2015, we connect painful memories with future possibilities, inviting people to see faces, hear stories, honor responsibility, and make room for mercy, truth, and hope.

Source: Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/macklemore-palestine

By Ramzy Baroud
Published September 24, 2026

The attempt to punish Macklemore ultimately placed Robert Kraft, Ed Sheeran, and the entertainment establishment itself under unprecedented scrutiny. Far from silencing the message of Palestinian freedom, their actions amplified it.

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/moral-cowards-netanyahu-rages-as-delegates-abandon-his-un-speech/

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Published September 24, 2026 

Dozens of diplomats abandoned Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN address, leaving him to defend Israel’s genocide in Gaza before an empty hall.

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-09-29/ty-article-opinion/.premium/both-netanyahu-and-eisenkot-want-you-to-forget-about-the-war-dont-let-them/000001a0-e948-dfbb-afa4-fb582e7f0000

By Aluf Benn

Published September 29, 2026

As the election campaign fixates on two issues, another has been pushed to the margins: the war – and everything that came after October 7

Source: Common Dreams

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/macklemore-palestine

By Ramzy Baroud

Published September 24, 2026

The attempt to punish Macklemore ultimately placed Robert Kraft, Ed Sheeran, and the entertainment establishment itself under unprecedented scrutiny. Far from silencing the message of Palestinian freedom, their actions amplified it.

Bridging Differences to Help Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 4)

The Hague, 28 September 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Bridging Differences to Get to Know the OTHER and One ANOTHER (Part 3)

The Hague, 25 September 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Source: Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/opinion/is-europe-finally-getting-tough-on-israel-3001623

By Ramzy Baroud
Published September 15, 2026

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-09-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/this-yom-kippur-the-whole-world-must-apologize-to-israel/000001a0-bb0f-da3d-afb5-fb6f579e0000

By Gideon Levy

Published September 20, 2026

If penitential prayers are heard in Israel on this Day of Atonement, then we have learned nothing from the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The misconception that Israel is capable of sinning is still deeply rooted

Source: Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/18/israel-is-killing-the-people-who-could-end-its-wars

By Mahjoob Zweiri

Published September 18, 2026

From Iran to Gaza and Lebanon, assassinations have repeatedly removed figures capable of negotiating an end to conflict.