Common Grounds

‘We Die, So They May Live’: Struggling for Survival amid Gaza’s Rubble

January 14, 2025 15:03
Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/we-die-so-they-may-live-struggling-for-survival-amid-gazas-rubble/

By Donya Abu Sitta

Published January 11, 2025

Amid the rubble of Gaza, survivors recount harrowing tales of endurance, loss, and resilience in the face of unimaginable devastation.
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Penguins, Zionism, and the Instinct for Survival

January 14, 2025 15:03
Source: IslamiCity

https://www.islamicity.org/103854/penguins-zionism-and-the-instinct-for-survival/

By Muhammad Shahid Alam

Published January 11, 2025

Zionists have sought to delegitimize Palestinian opposition to Zionism or Jewish settler-colonialization of their lands by accusing them of antisemitism, that is, of harboring hatred for Jews as such, not because of what they had/have been doing to Palestinians.
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Israeli historian Ilan Pappe: ‘This is the last phase of Zionism’

January 14, 2025 15:03
Source: Al-Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/israeli-historian-ilan-pappe-this-is-the-last-phase-of-zionism

By Anealla Safdar

Published January 14, 2025

Pappe talks to Al Jazeera on ‘neo-Zionism’, ceasefire talks, the second coming of Trump and ‘indoctrination’ in Israel.
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THINK! | A Way to Getting to Know the OTHER and One ANOTHER

April 04, 2024 22:56
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.
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