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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: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/not-if-but-how-four-scenarios-for-the-end-of-the-zionist-project/

By Sami Al-Arian

Published November 8, 2025

The question now is not whether the Zionist regime will change course, but how each path ultimately accelerates the end of the Zionist enterprise as a system of racial domination and supremacy over an indigenous people.

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-11-04/ty-article/.premium/peace-and-war-trumps-gaza-plan-will-either-move-ahead-soon-or-die/0000019a-4f87-df58-ad9e-df9f56d00000

By Amir Tibon

Published November 4, 2025

The U.S. administration seems serious about moving towards the next phases of the Israel/Hamas cease-fire deal – but that means there's no more room for convenient ambiguity. Forming and deploying Trump's International Stabilization Force is an imminent test of its commitment, and it means making hard choices

Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/10/im-happy-and-sad-to-see-you-the-paradox-of-surviving-the-gaza-genocide/

By Hassan El-Nabih

Published October 26, 2025

A chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing what our survival has cost us.

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, November 9, 2025

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 59)

The Hague, 7 October 2025 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching

Source: Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620444

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud
Published October 27, 2025

Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/10/zohran-mamdanis-historic-run-will-also-help-free-jews-and-u-s-politics-from-zionism/

By Philip Weiss

Published October 31, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign for New York mayor marks a significant moment for Jewish identity as more Jews distance themselves from Zionism. This will be a fierce generational fight with wide-reaching effects on American politics.

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-11-03/ty-article-opinion/.premium/no-good-government-can-exist-in-israel-without-jewish-arab-cooperation/0000019a-4a7e-dda1-a99e-cffebff60000

By Michal Sella

Published November 3, 2025

Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620444

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Published October 27, 2025