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/2026-08-31/ty-article-opinion/.premium/u-s-israel-palestine-three-dramatic-elections-in-one-month/000001a0-592d-dd12-afac-d97f054b0000

By Larry Garber

Published August 31, 2026

Will Trump endorse a candidate in Israel? Will American politicians continue to distance themselves from AIPAC? And how will Israeli restrictions impact the Palestinian election? These questions remind us that democracy transcends international borders

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-west-banks-ultra-apartheid-and-the-collusive-international-silence/

By Dan Steinbock

Published September 1, 2026

Gaza showed the genocidal face of Israel’s expulsive strategy. In the West Bank, the same objective is realized with incremental escalation. The ultimate goal is the same – the final expulsion of the Palestinians.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/in-english-he-praises-trump-araghchi-says-netanyahu-is-a-serpent/

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Published August 31, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Benjamin Netanyahu of deceiving Washington into fighting Iran while publicly praising President Donald Trump. 

https://soheilmalagutti.substack.com/p/what-we-tolerate-in-palestine-we

By Soheil Malagutti

Published August 24, 2026

On the conscience of humanity, and why we can never stop fighting for a free Palestine

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-24/ty-article-opinion/.premium/trump-can-stop-the-next-war-in-the-west-bank-but-he-must-act-now/000001a0-34e3-d268-a1fe-3df7e3020000

By Gershon Baskin

Published August 24, 2026

Even Trump's ambassador to Israel, a staunch supporter of the settlements, has hinted at American sanctions against violent settlers. The U.S. must adopt such a policy, before it's too late

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/no-coming-back-genocide-resist-israels-global-counter-offensive

By Dr Ramzy Baroud

Publisjed August 19, 2026

There is a determined effort to reverse the diplomatic gains of the Palestinians, despite the shift in worldwide global opinion. Solidarity demands no return to business as usual, argues Ramzy Baroud

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-mouse-that-wants-to-be-an-elephant-israel-and-the-steroids-of-us-aid/

By Jeremy Salt

Published August 18, 2026

Whoever wins, this is not going to affect the slow and steady degradation of Israel’s standing in the US, accompanied by ultimately steady and increasing cuts in the steroids of arms supplies and economic aid.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-16/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israels-extremists-say-west-bank-annexation-is-inevitable-theyre-wrong/000001a0-0acf-d88f-abbf-decf17330000?

By Mickey Gitzin

Published August 16, 2026

The reestablishment of settlements in the northern West Bank, alongside the uptick in settler violence, is part of a broader plan to normalize annexation. But both things are a result of specific government policies that can be reversed

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2654102

By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Published August 10, 2026