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://jfjfp.com/the-cabinet-approves-a-series-of-decisions-to-take-control-of-land-and-strip-powers-from-the-palestinian-authority/

Peace Now reports on 8 February 2026

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/13/timor-leste-and-the-future-of-palestine-lessons-in-freedom-and-the-failure-of-power/

By Ibrahim Quraishi

Published February 13, 2026

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-first-gaza-then-the-world-the-global-danger-of-israeli-exceptionalism/

By Dr Ramzy Baroud

Published February 11, 2026

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-02-01/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-wants-another-war/0000019c-15d1-d473-abfe-55fb68a20000

By Gideon Levy

Published February 1, 2026

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/2/the-next-stage-of-the-gaza-genocide-has-begun

By Ghada Ageel

Published February 2, 2026

Recent remarks by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo herald the next phase of Israel’s genocidal project: erasure.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/from-the-age-of-catastrophe-to-the-age-of-hope-why-a-free-palestine-matters-to-the-world-2/

By Ilan Pappe

Published February 2, 2026

A liberated Palestine will mark the dawn of a new age; otherwise, the Age of Extremes and Catastrophe will linger on, bringing with it economic, ecological, and nuclear holocausts.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/weaponizing-americas-economy-in-service-of-israel/

By Jamal Kanj

Published February 3, 2026

Economic warfare is only the opening act. The dollar is not the only weapon Washington deploys on Israel’s behalf. When sanctions fail, the saber comes out.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-01-27/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-expulsion-of-palestinians-is-underway-and-your-indifference-enables-it/0000019b-fbf3-dee6-a1ff-fffb75120000

By Amira Hass

Published January 27, 2026

The changes in the West Bank – being made under the umbrella of decisiveness – are tectonic and occur at lightning speed. The Israeli opposition remains silent

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2630680

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Published January 26, 2026