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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/why-does-europe-invoke-international-law-on-iran-but-ignore-gaza-analysis/

By Palestine Chronicle Editors

Published March 30, 2026

European leaders invoke international law over the Iran war, exposing a stark contrast with their prolonged silence during the Gaza genocide.

Source: The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/war-iran-gulf-west-palestine-occupation-us

By Nesrine Malik

Published March 16, 2026

In the Middle East, the occupation is the original sin. And those who banked on this US-backed ‘stability’ now find it giving way beneath them

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-03-17/ty-article-opinion/israel-has-become-dangerous-for-jews-around-the-world/0000019c-f638-d938-a9fd-fe39928d0000

By Amira Hass

Published March 17, 2026

From Amsterdam to Detroit, attacks on synagogues show how Israel's wars and rhetoric are spilling over onto Diaspora communities

Living Words from John Paul II
Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published March 30, 2026

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 77)

The Hague, 27 March 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

Source: Palestine Chronicle
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/from-palestine-to-iran-what-arab-and-muslim-silence-really-reveals/

By Ramzy Baroud
Published March 24, 2026

Why Arab regimes failed Palestine—and why asking the question obscures deeper structures of power, complicity, and regional political alignment.

Source: Mercy’s Substack

https://mercyaiken.substack.com/p/from-amman-looking-towards-palestine

By Mercy Aiken

Published March 12, 2026

Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-03-24/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-messianists-and-netanyahu-share-a-dream-perpetual-war/0000019d-1c1f-d1fb-a7df-1fffac240000

By Noa Limone

Published March 24, 2026

Judging by the religious-messianic atmosphere that is taking hold in our country, the aspiration is that the war won't come to an end. The war is a divine tool for realizing the vision of Greater Israel

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/from-palestine-to-iran-what-arab-and-muslim-silence-really-reveals/

By Ramzy Baroud

Published March 24, 2026

Why Arab regimes failed Palestine—and why asking the question obscures deeper structures of power, complicity, and regional political alignment.