In response to Freedom of Information application, COGAT confirms: sharp drop in number of merchant permits, less than a third of applications approved
Response received March 19, 2017 to Freedom of Information application filed by Gisha on January 25, 2017.
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Legal Advocacy
2017
Gisha petitions court against Gaza CLA refusal to allow a physician to attend a visa interview at the American Consulate in order to attend training in the USA
March 2, 2017. Gisha filed an administrative petition with the Court for Administrative Affairs, on behalf of a young physician from the Gaza Strip who wishes to undertake medical training in the USA.
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Gisha petitioned court on behalf of Gaza resident whose application to exit Gaza for a visa interview was delayed and ultimately refused on unspecified security grounds. The petition was dismissed.
AP 43043-01-17 N.A.et al. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed January 18, 2017) and AP 18448-02-17 N.A.et al. v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed February 8, 2017)
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Ministry of Defense responds to Freedom of Information application filed by Gisha, regarding the practice of spraying herbicides near Gaza’s perimeter fence
February 12, 2017.
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Gisha provides Ministry of Transportation with comments on a proposal to limit truck traffic to Kerem Shalom Crossing
Gisha submitted comments to the Ministry of Transpiration regarding the proposed plan for road 232 leading to Kerem Shalom Crossing on December 12, 2016 and again on January 4, 2017.
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2016
At Gisha’s request, HCJ issues order nisi instructing the Ministry of Interior to explain discrimination in the registration process against Israelis who marry foreign nationals
During a December 6, 2016 hearing, the court granted Gisha’s request and issued an order nisi giving the state 60 days to explain why it delays the registration of marriages between Israelis and foreign nationals.
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Following Gisha’s petition, a Gaza resident entered Israel to mourn her spouse together with her four minor children, residents and citizens of Israel
A hearing was scheduled for November 14, 2016, but when the permit was given, the petition was deleted and the hearing was canceled.
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Response to Gisha’s Freedom of Information Application regarding merchant permits
October 20, 2016
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Following complaint by Gisha, Status of closure authorizations document is properly translated into Arabic
October 7, 2016
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Gisha in a second letter to the ministers of agriculture and finance: Lift the restrictions on the sale of Gaza tomatoes in Israel
Letter sent July 24, 2016.
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Gisha files Freedom of Information Application about herbicide spraying practices in and around the Gaza Strip, AP (Tel Aviv) 36043-07-16 Gisha v. Ministry of Defense Freedom of Information Officer et al.
Petition filed on June 19, 2016.
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COGAT responds to Gisha’s Freedom of Information Application regarding Gaza residents’ travel abroad via Ben Gurion International Airport
Response received July 17, 2016.
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Gisha withdraws petition after Beersheva District Court denies request by Gaza family to exit Gaza for a visa interview at the American Consulate (AP 43092-04-16 A.H. et al. v. COGAT)
Petition deleted June 23, 2016
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IDF spokesperson responds to Gisha’s Freedom of Information Application on the restricted sea space of the Gaza Strip and the regulation of movement inside it
Response received June 9, 2016
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High Court orders 4,000 ILS in costs for Gisha in a petition filed against COGAT for refusing to allow a Gaza bride to travel abroad for her own wedding
HCJ 7836/15 H.A.D et al. v. Minister of Defense et al., dated November 18, 2015
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