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.palestinechronicle.com/response-to-antisemitism-is-decolonization-of-palestine-pappe-on-zionism-europe-and-the-future/

By Romana Rubeo

Published June 27, 2026

Addressing the Second Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress, Ilan Pappé urged Jewish anti-Zionists to challenge Zionism while advancing Palestinian liberation.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-06-28/ty-article-opinion/.premium/neither-victory-nor-liberation-we-need-a-palestinian-and-israeli-state/0000019f-0ab9-db84-a1df-9bbfc11d0000

By Ayman Odeh

Published June 28, 2026

Beyond all the narratives and all the historic score-settling, human life is the most precious thing of all: people are more important than land, and this land is already saturated with too much blood

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649004

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Published June 29, 2026

https://jfjfp.com/drones-and-decomposing-babies-whats-in-un-report-on-israels-genocide-of-palestinian-children/

Sondos Asem reports in Middle East Eye on 25 June 2026

Israel has killed over 20,000 Palestinian children since 7 October 2023. The UN has detailed instances of torture, rape and murder in a landmark report

https://www.vashtimedia.com/the-qibya-blueprint/?ref=new-from-vashti-newsletter

By Raphael Mimoun

Published June 24, 2026

Israel has been massacring civilians and lying about it since its inception.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/donald-trump-and-benjamin-netanyahu-the-odd-couple/

By Jamal Kanj

Published June 19, 2026

On all fronts, Trump did not merely follow Netanyahu’s lead. He enabled it, funded it, armed it, and defended it diplomatically.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israel-and-the-us-the-end-of-the-special-relationship/

By Jeremy Salt

Published June 23, 2026

This is hard to imagine, but it would surely go down well with the American people. They’ve had enough of Israel.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-06-18/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-is-conducting-a-systematic-campaign-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-the-west-bank/0000019e-db02-d7a4-a99f-dfce00a20000

By Ehud Olmert

Published June 18, 2026

These are unprecedented and harsh accusations against the Israeli government and the defense establishment, especially from a former prime minister. But after years of restraint, I have no choice but to make them

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-06-19/ty-article-magazine/.premium/netanyahus-last-stand-when-reality-

By Dahlia Scheindlin

Published June 19, 2026

With his latest Orwellian political ads, Netanyahu is trying to frighten Israelis with the prospect of what awaits them if the opposition wins. Ironically, the horrors he warns of have already happened – under him