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THINK! | A Way to Getting to Know the OTHER and One ANOTHER

sergio@a-side.nl (Administrator) — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:56:57 +0200

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.

Palestinian Children’s Day: Stolen Childhood, Unbroken Will

dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:05:58 +0200

Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/international-day-of-the-palestinian-child-stolen-childhood-unbroken-will/

By Palestine Chronicle Editors

Published April 6, 2026

International Day of the Palestinian Child reveals genocide, imprisonment, and systemic denial, yet children persist through education, culture, and resistance.

‘LIKE GIVING A DROWNING PERSON A BREATH OF AIR’

dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:49 +0200

Source: Seymour Hersh

https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/like-giving-a-drowning-person-a-breath

By Seymour Hersh

Published January 14, 2026

An eyewitness account of the ongoing devastation in Gaza

The Palestinian Question Is Still the Core of the Middle East Conflict

dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:22:05 +0200

Source: Zeteo

https://zeteo.com/p/palestinian-israeli-conflict-middle-east-solution-ayman-odeh

By Ayman Odeh

Published March 29, 2026

Read Palestinian Knesset Member Ayman Odeh’s poignant essay for Zeteo, breaking down what’s at the center of the repeated eruptions of violence in the region, and what must be done to end the cycle.