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Family unity: Gaza – West Bank


Legal Activity

Gisha filed a Freedom of Information application to COGAT to disclose the medical criteria for receiving a permit to visit sick relatives
The application dated February 19, 2013 (Read More)

COGAT refuses to expand criteria for granting exit permits to individuals wishing to take part in mourning rituals
Response from July 11, 2012 (Read More)

Petition by human rights organizations against the procedure for settlement in the West Bank denied, HCJ 2088/10 HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual v. Commander of the West Bank
Judgment dated May 24, 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

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)

Israeli policy splits Palestinian families, Aljazeera
November 7, 2012 (Read More)

What happens when a Gazan wants to marry a West Bank woman? Haaretz
December 19, 2011 (Read More)

A year after the easing of the closure and days before the expected flotilla: Israel may stop ships but must allow passage of civilian goods and people
Released on June 23, 2011 (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)

Separation of Families due to the Separation between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
May 2010. The policy of separation between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank creates an almost impermeable barrier between the two areas, preventing routine contacts between members of extended families as well as violating the integrity of nuclear families, separating couples and keeping parents apart from their children. (Read More)

FAQs: family unification between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
May 2010. Gisha explains what prevents residents of the Gaza Strip from moving to the West Bank for family reunification, describes the strict criteria for such travel and explains that the travel ban is not due to concrete security threats posed by the family members. (Read More)

Legal framework: Family Separation – Rights and Obligations under International and Israeli Law
May 2010.This position paper examines the Israeli military legislation that separates members of Palestinian families divided between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and presents Israel's obligations in this context under international law and the Oslo agreements. (Read More)

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