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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: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/navi-pillay-head-of-un-commission-that-accused-israel-of-genocide-wins-nobel-peace-prize/

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Published October 9, 2026

Choice seen as rebuke to Israel and US; Israel denounces ‘grotesque weaponization of award, to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice’; committee chair hails Pillay’s work as ‘inspiration to those who seek more peaceful world’

Source: Jonathan Cook Blog

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-10-12/state-right-exist-apartheid-israel/

By Jonathan Cook

Published October 12, 2026

After the Greens passed a motion declaring ‘Zionism is racism’, every establishment journalist is suddenly playing dumb about the most elementary of issues in international law

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/by-the-way-the-world-is-not-stopping-us-the-secret-of-israels-success/

By Jeremy Salt

Published October 10, 2026

Having tried and failed twice so far to destroy Iran, the US and Israel can be relied upon to throw everything into the next attack.

Bridging Differences to Help Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 8)

The Hague, 12 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 7)

The Hague, 09 October 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

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: 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