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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: Jonathan Cook Blog

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2025-12-05/uprising-british-colonialism-gaza/

By Jonathan Cook

Published December 5, 2025

‘Palestine 36’ is a potent reminder that the blueprint for Israel’s depraved war crimes in Gaza were laid down by a British empire whose tyranny the Palestinians tried – and failed – to end

Source: RT

https://www.rt.com/news/629145-palestinian-state-israel-destruction/

By RT staff

Published December 7, 2025

Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/israel-has-shown-how-to-carry-out-a-genocide-and-get-away-with-it/

Hossam Shaker writes in Middle East Eye on 3 December 2025

The key challenge is finding a way to lull the world into complacency, as endless horrors are broadcast live on our screens

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, December 7, 2025

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 63)

The Hague, 5 December 2025 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Source: Palestine Chronicle
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gazas-darkest-lesson-exposing-the-true-allies-and-enemies-of-palestine/

By Ramzy Baroud
Published November 25, 2025

Beyond reciting empty platitudes about ending the genocide, the collective Arab officialdom did little to hold the Israeli occupation accountable or apply any substantive pressure on its Western benefactors.

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gazas-darkest-lesson-exposing-the-true-allies-and-enemies-of-palestine/

By Ramzy Baroud

Published November 25, 2025

Beyond reciting empty platitudes about ending the genocide, the collective Arab officialdom did little to hold the Israeli occupation accountable or apply any substantive pressure on its Western benefactors.

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2025-11-26/ty-article/.premium/the-visionary-palestinian-peace-plan-for-israel-and-gaza-that-youve-never-heard-of/0000019a-c18d-db2f-afdf-f7bdaa2f0000

By Dahlia Scheindlin

Published November 26, 2025

A 51-page document by a group of Palestinian scholars and policy thinkers offers a much clearer path to Middle East peace than the UN resolution or Trump's 20-point plan

Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/israels-collective-amnesia/

Lee Mordechai writes in Jewish Currents on 24 November 2025

Even as Israel continues killing Gazans, its liberals are ready to forget the genocide.