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://globalbar.se/2026/07/opinion-while-the-world-is-watching-the-map-of-palestine-is-being-redrawn/

By Jad Isaac

Published July 20, 2026 

Three decades of geospatial research reveal how settlement expansion, land confiscation and administrative restructuring are transforming the occupied Palestinian territory faster than diplomacy can respond, writes Jad Isaac, Director General, Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ).

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-subsidized-occupation-the-black-gold-palestine-and-the-arabs/

By Dr. M. Reza Behnam

Published July 20, 2026

The black gold that once promised regional self-determination has instead financed a status quo of complicity and servitude, leaving the Palestinian cause marooned on an altar of transactional diplomacy and dynastic preservation.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2651658

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Published July 20. 2026

Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 107)

The Hague, 24 July 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ilan-pappe-the-crisis-of-zionism-and-the-future-of-palestine-exclusive/

By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle 

Published July 15, 2026

Editor’s Note: The Palestine Chronicle is publishing exclusively the full text of a recent speech delivered by renowned Israeli historian Professor Ilan Pappé at the 2026 Marxism Festival in London. In this wide-ranging address, Pappé examines the historical evolution of Zionism, arguing that its current brutality reflects a profound structural crisis rather than enduring strength. The text has been lightly edited for clarity while preserving the author’s arguments and voice.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-07-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-architecture-of-moral-amnesia-israelis-cant-forget-what-they-never-knew/0000019f-8062-d316-a9df-a26fa2e60000

By Adam Raz

Published July 21, 2026

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-07-14/settlements-two-state-solution-sham/

By Jonathan Cook

Published July 14, 2026

For decades, the EU has devised ever more convoluted ways to avoid penalising Israel’s illegal settlements, even as they devour a two-state solution it claims is the only path to regional peace

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-07-06/ty-article-opinion/.premium/arab-israelis-arent-looking-for-token-mks-theyre-looking-for-genuine-change/0000019f-3159-ddc7-a99f-39dbd8700000

By Jack Khoury

Published July 6, 2026

Zionist parties have a history of Arab tokens that appeal mainly to Jews. But Arab voters want real change, not political theater

https://substack.com/home/post/p-202325615

By Jaser Abu Mousa

Published June 16, 2026