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/iran-and-palestine-from-yasser-arafat-to-hamas-is-the-balancing-act-over/

By Ramzy Baroud

Published March 10, 2026

Will the war on Iran strengthen the Gaza-centered resistance camp and reshape Palestinian alliances across the Middle East? 

https://ghadakarmi.substack.com/p/israel-deletes-palestine

By Ghada Karmi

Published March 3, 2026

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-03-09/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israels-war-with-iran-is-turning-the-country-into-a-nation-of-bomb-shelters/0000019c-cece-d7ea-abdd-dfff4f020000

By Odeh Bisharat

Published March 9, 2026

Across the Middle East, graveyards are crowded with leaders killed by the United States and Israel, who have since been replaced by the next generation of dictators. Meanwhile, Israel's own fascist government drills its citizens to enter the shelters in perfect, complacent order

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/debunked-and-confirmed-myths-and-realities-from-the-iran-war/

By Ramzy Baroud

Published March 3, 2026

The war on Iran has shattered US-Israeli myths and confirmed deeper truths about power, resistance and regional reality.

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-suicidal-folly-of-a-war-with

By Chris Hedges

Published February 20, 2026

4 March 2026

https://www.newarab.com/analysis/pas-new-constitution-roadmap-palestinian-statehood

By Aseel Mafarjeh
Published February 17, 2026

With Israel treating annexation of the West Bank as a fait accompli, what role will a new constitution play in bolstering Palestine's bid for statehood?

https://www.972mag.com/israel-revoking-eta-foreign-activists/

By Liam Syed

Published February 18, 2026

The government is exploiting the visa-free travel system to clamp down on activists supporting vulnerable Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2026-02-21/rubio-brutal-colonialism-europe-applauded/

By Jonathan Cook

Published February 21, 2026

In Munich, the US announced its intent to crush all opposition to its permanent status as imperial top dog, even if that means destroying everything, and all of us, in the process