Building the Bridge > Common Grounds https://buildingthebridge.eu en-US Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:49:38 +0200 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:49:38 +0200 FeedWriter Building Bridges Where Others See Walls - Bridging Differences to Help Heal a Broken Humanity https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/building-bridges-where-others-see-walls-bridging-differences-to-help-heal-a-broken-humanity/50  

The Building the Bridge Foundation exists because wisdom traditions teach that walls may protect briefly, but bridges heal the human family. We create sacred spaces for people, communities, faiths, cultures, and nations to listen humbly and rediscover our shared humanity.

 

Based in The Hague since 2015, we connect painful memories with future possibilities, inviting people to see faces, hear stories, honor responsibility, and make room for mercy, truth, and hope.

]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:56:57 +0200 sergio@a-side.nl (Administrator) The West wants Netanyahu gone - so Palestinians can be killed more quietly again https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/the-west-wants-netanyahu-gone-so-palestinians-can-be-killed-more-quietly-again/2803 Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/west-wants-netanyahu-gone-so-palestinians-can-be-killed-more-quietly-again

 

By Jonathan Cook

Published October 1, 2026

 

Trump, nosediving in the polls and bristling over a disastrous war on Iran, needs a scapegoat – and the Israeli prime minister best fits the bill

]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:14:50 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) Israel turns Gaza into largest ghetto in modern history, killing residents one after another as three-year genocide continues https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/israel-turns-gaza-into-largest-ghetto-in-modern-history-killing-residents-one-after-another-as-three-year-genocide-continues/2802 Source: Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/7109/Israel-turns-Gaza-into-largest-ghetto-in-modern-history,-killing-residents-one-after-another-as-three-year-genocide-continues

 

Published 29 September, 2026

]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:55:04 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) Analysis Europe's Boycott of Israel Is Rapidly Expanding – and It Won't Be Easy to Stop https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/analysis-europes-boycott-of-israel-is-rapidly-expanding-and-it-wont-be-easy-to-stop/2801 Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2026-09-28/ty-article/.premium/europe-pressures-israel-as-settlement-goods-face-bans-and-boycotts-spread/000001a0-e402-d259-a3b4-ec9a6f230000

 

By Jonathan Lis

Published September 28, 2026

 

From Dutch supermarkets removing settlement products to the Irish push to boycott their Israel match, calls for economic and cultural boycotts are intensifying across Europe – reflecting growing frustration on the continent with Israel's conduct

]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:48:59 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) ‘Moral Cowards’: Netanyahu Rages as Delegates Abandon His UN Speech https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/moral-cowards-netanyahu-rages-as-delegates-abandon-his-un-speech/2796 Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/moral-cowards-netanyahu-rages-as-delegates-abandon-his-un-speech/

 

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Published September 24, 2026 

 

Dozens of diplomats abandoned Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN address, leaving him to defend Israel’s genocide in Gaza before an empty hall.

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:14:37 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) Netanyahu and Eisenkot Want You to Forget the War https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/netanyahu-and-eisenkot-want-you-to-forget-the-war/2795 Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-09-29/ty-article-opinion/.premium/both-netanyahu-and-eisenkot-want-you-to-forget-about-the-war-dont-let-them/000001a0-e948-dfbb-afa4-fb582e7f0000

 

By Aluf Benn

Published September 29, 2026

 

As the election campaign fixates on two issues, another has been pushed to the margins: the war – and everything that came after October 7

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:42:22 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) Macklemore and the US Cultural Revolution for Palestine https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/macklemore-and-the-us-cultural-revolution-for-palestine/2797 Source: Common Dreams

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/macklemore-palestine

 

By Ramzy Baroud

Published September 24, 2026

 

The attempt to punish Macklemore ultimately placed Robert Kraft, Ed Sheeran, and the entertainment establishment itself under unprecedented scrutiny. Far from silencing the message of Palestinian freedom, their actions amplified it.

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:40:34 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) This Yom Kippur, the Whole World Must Apologize to Israel https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/this-yom-kippur-the-whole-world-must-apologize-to-israel/2790 Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-09-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/this-yom-kippur-the-whole-world-must-apologize-to-israel/000001a0-bb0f-da3d-afb5-fb6f579e0000

 

By Gideon Levy

Published September 20, 2026

 

If penitential prayers are heard in Israel on this Day of Atonement, then we have learned nothing from the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The misconception that Israel is capable of sinning is still deeply rooted

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:45:12 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) Israel is killing the people who could end its wars https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/israel-is-killing-the-people-who-could-end-its-wars/2789 Source: Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/18/israel-is-killing-the-people-who-could-end-its-wars

 

By Mahjoob Zweiri

Published September 18, 2026

 

From Iran to Gaza and Lebanon, assassinations have repeatedly removed figures capable of negotiating an end to conflict.

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:37:03 +0200 dzamta@gmail.com (Webmaster) Is Europe finally getting tough on Israel? https://buildingthebridge.eu/common-ground/general-4/is-europe-finally-getting-tough-on-israel/2791 Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/opinion/is-europe-finally-getting-tough-on-israel-3001623

 

By Ramzy Baroud

Published September 15, 2026

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