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.

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2026-05-01/west-bubble-illusion-israel/

Published May1, 2026

The genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon exhausted the West’s moral legitimacy. Now Iran is slowly exhausting the West’s military primacy

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-05-01/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/germany-had-a-grand-settlement-project-it-collapsed-overnight/0000019d-e4e7-dba5-a1ff-ede77bb10000

By Ofri Ilany

Published May 1, 2026

Over a century ago, German settlers took over lands in the east, obtained state support, and made the locals' lives miserable. Like their Israeli counterparts today, they, too, thought they were there to stay

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/europes-moral-crisis-the-crumbling-shield-around-israel/

By Ramzy Baroud

Published April 30, 2026

Europe now knows that a genocide has been committed. This paradigm shift is unlikely to be reversed, regardless of whether Luxembourg’s bureaucrats manage to delay the inevitable.

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 84)

The Hague, 4 May 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/24/negotiations-that-enable-israels-land-grabs

By Diana Buttu

Published April 24, 2026

From Oslo onwards, talks have unfolded alongside illegal settlement expansion, turning diplomacy into a process that manages, rather than ends, occupation.

https://www.turkiyetoday.com/opinion/american-evangelicals-must-confront-israels-war-on-christianity-3218677?s=4

By Ahmad Hashemi

Published April 24, 2026

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-04-20/ty-article-magazine/.premium/against-the-tide-more-israelis-and-palestinians-now-choose-to-grieve-together/0000019d-a690-d834-abbd-ffd0143b0000

By Linda Dayan

Published April 20. 2026

The joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony is now in its 21st year. One of its organizers says that people are now joining faster after the loss of their loved ones, understanding 'they can't remain indifferent'

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-04-12/ty-article-opinion/.premium/not-every-jewish-critic-of-israel-self-hating-sometimes-theyre-just-right/0000019d-7de3-da4e-a5df-7fff23d70000

By Gideon Levy

Published April 12, 2026

Israelis, quick to call Americans 'selfish' while crying about their own victimhood, are not willing to admit that most Jews feel ashamed of Israel. They are, however, willing to throw out antisemitic dogwhistles of 'diaspora mentality' to discredit those who threaten Israelis' right to complain.'

https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/p/what-connects-the-world-to-palestine

By Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi

Published April 19, 2026

From London to New York, people with no direct ties are stepping into the streets to speak out. Their reasons reveal how empathy, history, and conscience transcend borders.