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Legal Activity

Following submission of a petition, the permit request of a Gaza trader to enter Israel was answered; this after he waited ten months and didn’t receive a response, AP 43532-02-13
The notice dated April 9, 2013 (Read More)

Gisha files administrative petitions on behalf of two merchants who did not receive a response to their applications for entry permits to Israel AP 43615-02-13, AP 43532-02-13
Petitions dated February 21, 2013 (Read More)

Response to application under Freedom of Information Act for criteria used in granting merchants permits to exit the Gaza Strip
Response dated September 3, 2012 (Read More)

Following Gisha’s request: COGAT website publishes criteria for travel between the Gaza Strip and Israel
Published April 31, 2012 (Read More)

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Media

A Counterproductive Response To A Rocket, The Daily Beast
March 1, 2013 (Read More)

After Gaza's crossings closed, Gisha warns Defense Minister: Do not respond to ceasefire violations by punishing civilians in Gaza
February 26, 2013. (Read More)

Details Released About Gaza Blockade Measures, Arutz 7
October 17, 2012 (Read More)

Following a hearing in a court petition filed by Gisha, the court instructs the state to hand over all procedures related to the granting of permits for Palestinian laborers in Israel
Released on May 21, 2012. (Read More)

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Reports & Data

New position paper by Gisha: Creeping Punishment
5 May, 2013. A new position paper by Gisha looks at access restrictions imposed in recent months following rocket fire from Gaza toward Israel: what is the impact of the closures on residents of Gaza? What do Israeli farmers and security officials think about it? (Read More)

What is the “separation policy”? An info sheet
June 2012. When asked why restrictions on movement between Gaza and the West Bank remain in effect, security officials explain that they form part of the “policy of separation”. What is this policy and what is its purpose? (Read More)

May 2012. Palestinian labor flows in Israel: Missed opportunities and possible ways forward
May 2012. The following position paper uncovers information received in the course of Gisha's legal activity and in partnership with Kav LaOved demonstrating the lack of coordination between various government agencies dealing with regulating Palestinian labor flows in Israel. (Read More)

A Guide to the Gaza Closure: In Israel’s Own Words
September 2011. Since 2007, Gisha, together with other human rights organizations, has worked to obtain information relating to the closure Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip. (Read More)

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