Author Archives: Donna Baranski-Walker

About Donna Baranski-Walker

Donna Baranski-Walker is founder and executive director of Rebuilding Alliance, an American nonprofit dedicated to rebuilding war-torn communities and making them safe. In 2003, Rebuilding Alliance helped Al Aqaba build their kindergarten.

Courage in the face of intimidation: Rebuilding to remain

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Donna Baranski-Walker

The Palestinian villagers of Al Aqaba, a little town in the Jordan Valley of the West Bank, are standing up as peacefully and courageously as they can, to build their homes on the land they own, knowing that Israeli Army bulldozers may come at any time. They are “rebuilding to remain.”

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Occupation | 7 Comments

Will Israel’s high court respect Palestinian family’s human rights?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Donna Baranski-Walker

On the Fourth of July, as Americans celebrate Independence Day, Israeli High Court Justice Esther Hayut will decide whether or not to freeze demolition orders for a Palestinian village in the Jordan Valley

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation | 13 Comments

IDF takes over Palestinian village for live-fire training exercises

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Donna Baranski-Walker

Israeli troops entered al-Aqaba village in the Jordan Valley last night and conducted live-fire training exercises adjacent to the mosque, Al Aqaba Guesthouse, and the mayor’s home.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation | 15 Comments