For months, Israel ignores permit application by a Gaza resident to visit his sick father, then denies it. The grounds: The bed-ridden father’s condition is not severe enough to justify a visit from his son
HCJ 8012/18 Shadi Ramadan v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed on November 11, 2018) & AP 812095-01-19 Shadi Ramadan v. COGAT et al. (filed on January 31, 2019) Read More »

Israel refuses to allow Palestinian with American citizenship into the West Bank to visit his mother on her death bed because he is registered as a Gaza resident
AP 64090-02-19 A. A. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (February 26, 2019) Read More »

Israel denies an elderly cancer patient permits to enter Gaza for her sister’s funeral. Following High Court petition by Gisha, Israel reverses its denial
HCJ 1166/19 A. A. et al. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed on February 13, 2019) Read More »

Israel demands that a Palestinian waive her right to return to West Bank as precondition for visiting her sick mother
AP 25797-02-19 S. A. et al. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories et al. (filed February 11, 2019) Read More »

Petition against Israel’s decision to deny a Palestinian passage from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, where his registered address is, due to a “security block”
AP 7138-02-19 A.M. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (filed February 4, 2019) Read More »

Following petition by Gisha, Gaza resident able to travel to the Dutch Embassy in Tel Aviv and reunite with her spouse in the Netherlands
AP 80775-01-19 H. S. v. Minister of Defense (filed January 31, 2019). Read More »

Gisha files petition on behalf of a Palestinian living in the West Bank who visited his family in Gaza and has since been denied access back to his home in the West Bank
AP 80867-01-19 N. N. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (filed January 31, 2019) Read More »

Israel denies woman’s request to return to her home in the West Bank with her two daughters, despite their registered address
AP 66544-01-19 S. S. et al. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories et al. (filed January 27, 2019) Read More »

Petition against COGAT’s denial of “holiday permits” for five Gaza Christians
AP 21917-01-19 A. A. et al. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories et al. (filed on January 9, 2019) Read More »

Gisha petitions High Court to order COGAT to regulate and publish proper procedures for the marketing of produce from Gaza
HCJ 34567/18 Ahmad Astal et al. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories et al. (filed on November 25, 2018) Read More »

Following Gisha’s petition, High Court rules Israel must allow patients from Gaza to receive medical treatment in East Jerusalem even if they are relatives of Hamas members
HCJ 5693/18 Siam et al. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed July 29, 2018). Read More »

Gisha files High Court petition to allow Sarayo al-Wadia, a Gaza processed foods manufacturer, to sell its products in the West Bank and abroad
HCJ 5137/18 Wael al Wadia et al. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed July 4, 2018). Read More »

Gisha filed three petitions against Israel’s refusal to allow persons registered in the West Bank to return there permanently
HCJ 3705/18 A.T. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed May 9, 2018), HCJ 3930/18 M.S. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed May 17, 2018) and HCJ 4578/18 A.A. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed June 12, 2018) Read More »