Category Archives: Movement of people into Gaza

Naming the reality

Posted on January 12, 2021

B’Tselem’s new report “This is Apartheid,” asks Israelis to confront a painful reality that Palestinians have lived and described for decades. Those who think it’s easier to look away or blame the messenger are mistaken. The faster that Israelis face … Continue reading →

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The UN Was Right – Gaza Is Unlivable

Posted on September 16, 2020

What was warned about has come to pass. The spread of the virus is forcing us to confront the dire reality in Gaza. Continue reading →

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The teenage runaway stranded in Gaza

Posted on September 25, 2019

The structural inequalities inherent to the occupation are manifest in Palestinians’ restricted access to family, livelihood, education and healthcare; but also in the freedom to dream, to learn, to make mistakes. For teenagers in Gaza and the West Bank, these … Continue reading →

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The honor of helping those who help

Posted on December 13, 2018

A few years ago, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) took to social media to boast about the annual visit of a delegation of medical specialists from the USA, which it had proudly let in to Gaza, … Continue reading →

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What to do about Gaza?

Posted on March 14, 2018

Yesterday, the White House held a ‘brainstorming session’ to promote solutions for the humanitarian crisis in the Strip. Here are a few facts worth mentioning in any conversation about solutions for Gaza. Continue reading →

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An hour’s drive that took 12 years

Posted on December 10, 2017

Honoring Human Rights Day 2017: A story about a mother and daughter, and the meaning of losing the right to freedom of movement. Continue reading →

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Freedom of movement – a right I took for granted until…

Posted on December 8, 2016

Noam Rabinovich was drawn to reflect on her own experience when Gisha took on the case of R., a young woman of 16 from Gaza who was accepted to a United World College, but needed our intervention to get a travel permit to attend school Continue reading →

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Selective hearing

Posted on November 3, 2016

One of the outcomes of the closure of Gaza is that toddlers with hearing impairments are less likely to receive the life-changing treatment that allows them a chance at hearing. It’s yet another side effect of movement restrictions, and particularly, the separation policy’s impact on civil society organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on August 31, 2016

After a long legal battle, COGAT was forced to translate documents to Arabic for the benefit of Palestinians, but produced meaningless texts Continue reading →

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“Restrictions on freedom of movement take a toll on women in the Gaza Strip”

Posted on March 8, 2016

International Women’s Day: The founder of the Center for Women’s Legal Research and Consulting in the Gaza Strip devotes her life to a more equitable world Continue reading →

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