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The Building the Bridge Foundation exists because wisdom traditions teach that walls may protect briefly, but bridges heal the human family. We create sacred spaces for people, communities, faiths, cultures, and nations to listen humbly and rediscover our shared humanity.

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: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/west-wants-netanyahu-gone-so-palestinians-can-be-killed-more-quietly-again

By Jonathan Cook

Published October 1, 2026

Trump, nosediving in the polls and bristling over a disastrous war on Iran, needs a scapegoat – and the Israeli prime minister best fits the bill

Source: Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/7109/Israel-turns-Gaza-into-largest-ghetto-in-modern-history,-killing-residents-one-after-another-as-three-year-genocide-continues

Published 29 September, 2026

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2026-09-28/ty-article/.premium/europe-pressures-israel-as-settlement-goods-face-bans-and-boycotts-spread/000001a0-e402-d259-a3b4-ec9a6f230000

By Jonathan Lis

Published September 28, 2026

From Dutch supermarkets removing settlement products to the Irish push to boycott their Israel match, calls for economic and cultural boycotts are intensifying across Europe – reflecting growing frustration on the continent with Israel's conduct

Bridging Differences to Help Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 6)

The Hague, 05 October 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 5)

The Hague, 02 October 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

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.