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.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.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/from-palestine-to-iran-this-is-not-a-religious-war-it-is-a-war-on-religion/

By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Published April 21, 2026

The greatest mistake one can make in trying to understand the violence consuming Palestine and the region is to call it a religious war. It is not.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-04-05/ty-article-opinion/.premium/diaspora-jews-if-you-care-about-israel-fight-jewish-terrorism/0000019d-5e38-db3c-a3df-dfbdc4f50000

By Yiftah Elazar and Inbal Arnon, Abigail Jacobson, Oded Steinberg

Published April 5, 2026

Jewish terrorism functions as part of the Netanyahu government's toolkit, and since the outbreak of war with Iran, violent settlers have dramatically escalated their attacks on Palestinians. If you love Israel – hold it accountable, now

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/international-day-of-the-palestinian-child-stolen-childhood-unbroken-will/

By Palestine Chronicle Editors

Published April 6, 2026

International Day of the Palestinian Child reveals genocide, imprisonment, and systemic denial, yet children persist through education, culture, and resistance.

https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/like-giving-a-drowning-person-a-breath

By Seymour Hersh

Published January 14, 2026

An eyewitness account of the ongoing devastation in Gaza

https://zeteo.com/p/palestinian-israeli-conflict-middle-east-solution-ayman-odeh

By Ayman Odeh

Published March 29, 2026

Read Palestinian Knesset Member Ayman Odeh’s poignant essay for Zeteo, breaking down what’s at the center of the repeated eruptions of violence in the region, and what must be done to end the cycle.

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/30/green-and-yellow-two-lines-that-separate-me-from-my-land

By Refaat Ibrahim

Published March 30, 2026

Israel can draw as many lines as it wants, but we will not give up the right to our land.

https://savageminds.substack.com/p/gazafication

By Branko Marcetic

Published April 2, 2026

How the US and Israel Are Making Gaza's Brutal Warfare the New Global Standard