Gisha files petition with the High Court to allow a three-year-old child to return to the West Bank from the Gaza Strip with his mother and four siblings
HCJ 4215/17 A. et al. v. Minister of Defense et al., judgment given on September 6, 2017.
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Legal Advocacy
2017
State admits it has never viewed amalgam as requiring a permit to enter Gaza, yet insists on confiscating it from a supply company
Hearing scheduled for September 6, 2017.
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COGAT provides figures on the sale of Gaza produce in Israel, the West Bank and abroad, in response to Freedom of Information application by Gisha
Response received August 2, 2018.
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Gisha petitions High Court to allow two 16-year-old musicians to exit Gaza to participate in an international workshop in Jordan and performances in Jordan, the West Bank and Israel
The petition was filed on July 20, 2017. On August 1, 2017, the two musicians traveled to Jordan.
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Court orders the deletion of Gisha’s petition against the policy of requiring Gaza residents to report to security screenings with their cellphones
AP 42921-06-17 B.Z. et al. v. Minister of Defense et al., filed June 19, 2017, deleted July 25, 2017
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Gisha petitions to allow travel of undergraduate students from Gaza, on par with criteria in place for travel of graduate students
HCJ 5651/17 T.T. et al. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed July 12, 2017)
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Gisha files urgent petition to High Court to allow an Israeli citizen who lives in Gaza and her children to return to their home in the Strip
HCJ 5052/17, filed June 22, 2017, deleted July 23, 2017.
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Gisha files petitions demanding that the children of Israeli citizens living in Gaza be allowed to accompany them on family visits in Israel
Petitions heard on July 12, 2017.
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Court gives COGAT six months to draft procedure for the entry of Palestinian children of Israeli parents into Israel
Decision given on July 12, 2017. AP 27106-06-17 Biari et al. v. Minister of Defense et al.
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Ministry of Transportation to impose restriction on traffic to Kerem Shalom
Decision made July 5, 2017
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COGAT officers’ authorities regarding “dual-use” permits have been officially regulated by law, following Gisha’s legal advocacy
The delegation of authorities was officially published on June 29, 2017.
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Gisha petitions High Court following Gaza CLA’s refusal to allow a Gaza resident to travel to the West Bank because she had previously overstayed her permit. The court ordered the state to let the petitioner travel, subject to conditions
HCJ 4974/17. Petition filed on June 20, 2017, decision given on June 28, 2017.
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Gisha files a petition against COGAT’s new sweeping prohibition on exits by residents of Gaza for the purpose of attending visa interviews at the American Consulate in east Jerusalem. The court ordered the state to make its change of policy known to the public and file an updated notice to the court within 30 days
AP 41654-06-17. Hearing held June 21, 2017
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Gaza resident manages to leave the Strip for graduate studies in Sweden following a petition filed by Gisha
HCJ 4653/17 W.J. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed June 8, 2017)
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The High Court reprimands the state, gives it 120 days to provide information regarding the delay in registration of Israelis who marry foreign nationals
HCJ 39817/15 Gisha v. Ministry of Interior, hearing held on May 10, 2017
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