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Students from Gaza blocked for travel to studies abroad Students from Gaza blocked for travel to studies abroad
January 14, 2020. Students from Gaza are being blocked for travel abroad due to Israel’s “coronavirus closure” on Gaza. Some 450 academics in Israel have already signed a petition calling on the government to allow them to travel.

Israel’s obligation to Gaza in a pandemic and post-pandemic reality Israel’s obligation to Gaza in a pandemic and post-pandemic reality
January 6, 2021. Israel is obligated to protect the health and safety of all people living under its control, including by ensuring that the vaccine is available in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.

Gisha and 14 other Israeli, Palestinian and international health and human rights organizations: Israel must provide necessary vaccines to Palestinians Gisha and 14 other Israeli, Palestinian and international health and human rights organizations: Israel must provide necessary vaccines to Palestinians
December 22, 2020. The letter urges the Israeli authorities to live up to their legal obligations and ensure that quality vaccines be provided to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.

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Israel’s obligation to Gaza in a pandemic and post-pandemic reality Israel’s obligation to Gaza in a pandemic and post-pandemic reality
Israel is obligated to protect the health and safety of all people living under its control, including by ensuring that the... (Read More)

Discrimination by Default Discrimination by Default
To mark International Human Rights Day, Gisha is proud to release a gender analysis of Israel’s permit regime in Gaza. Israel’s... (Read More)

The tightening of the closure on Gaza under the guise of the pandemic The tightening of the closure on Gaza under the guise of the pandemic
In early March 2020, Israel severely tightened existing restrictions on movement of people to and from Gaza against the backdrop of... (Read More)

Area G: From Separation to Annexation Area G: From Separation to Annexation
Israel’s isolation of the Gaza Strip and how it serves annexationist goals in the West... (Read More)

Kerem Shalom Crossing – New Factsheet Kerem Shalom Crossing – New Factsheet
Kerem Shalom Crossing, Gaza’s main commercial access point to the West Bank, Israel and the world, is a critical lifeline... (Read More)

Gisha in Action

Gisha staff continue to participate in webinars, panels and briefings for Israeli, Palestinian and international audiences in public and in private about the situation in Gaza, particularly regarding the coronavirus
In May, Gisha’s Director of International Relations Beth Oppenheim and Gisha’s Field Coordinator in Gaza Mohammad Azaiza joined Limmud’s panel , Gaza... (Read More)

Gisha to Knesset Committee on the Rights of the Child: Allow parents from Gaza to accompany their children to medical treatment outside the Strip
Noa Galili, Gisha’s public advocacy coordinator, speaking to the Knesset committee. Screenshot from the Knesset channel On October 19, Gisha’s Public Advocacy... (Read More)

Gisha and 16 other organizations in letter to Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: Stop the ministry’s harassment of United Nations OHCHR staff
October 22, 2020. The letter states: “These censorship attempts are bound to fail: They will not succeed in hiding the implications... (Read More)

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