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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: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/opinion/us-hubris-has-led-to-a-middle-east-quagmire-3000744

By Ramzy Baroud

Published September 8, 2026

Source: Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/10/israel-will-never-stop-me-speaking-up-for-palestine

By Jeremy Corbyn

Published September 10, 2026

Israel’s decision to bar British MPs exposes how far it will go to avoid scrutiny over its treatment of Palestinians.

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/areas-a-and-b-are-also-ours-smotrich-declares-oslo-accords-null-and-void/

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Published September 8, 2026

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared the Oslo framework void, claimed Palestinian-administered West Bank areas for Israel, and predicted a major military operation.  

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 119)

The Hague, 14 September 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 118)

The Hague, 4 September 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-31/ty-article-opinion/.premium/u-s-israel-palestine-three-dramatic-elections-in-one-month/000001a0-592d-dd12-afac-d97f054b0000

By Larry Garber
Published August 31, 2026

Will Trump endorse a candidate in Israel? Will American politicians continue to distance themselves from AIPAC? And how will Israeli restrictions impact the Palestinian election? These questions remind us that democracy transcends international borders

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-31/ty-article-opinion/.premium/u-s-israel-palestine-three-dramatic-elections-in-one-month/000001a0-592d-dd12-afac-d97f054b0000

By Larry Garber

Published August 31, 2026

Will Trump endorse a candidate in Israel? Will American politicians continue to distance themselves from AIPAC? And how will Israeli restrictions impact the Palestinian election? These questions remind us that democracy transcends international borders

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-west-banks-ultra-apartheid-and-the-collusive-international-silence/

By Dan Steinbock

Published September 1, 2026

Gaza showed the genocidal face of Israel’s expulsive strategy. In the West Bank, the same objective is realized with incremental escalation. The ultimate goal is the same – the final expulsion of the Palestinians.

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/in-english-he-praises-trump-araghchi-says-netanyahu-is-a-serpent/

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Published August 31, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Benjamin Netanyahu of deceiving Washington into fighting Iran while publicly praising President Donald Trump.