Rafah Crossing: Who holds the keys?
March 2009. A comprehensive study by Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel examining which parties are responsible for the closure of the Rafah Crossing as well as the ensuing rights violation that stem from the closure. The report presents the positions of the various parties involved, describes the degree to which they exercise control over Rafah and analyzes their legal responsibility. Read More »

Summary – Rafah Crossing: Who holds the keys?
March 2009. An abstract of a comprehensive report by Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel analyzing the various parties’ degree of control and responsibility for the Rafah Crossing and setting out recommendations to allow for the opening of the crossing. Read More »

Gaza Closure Defined: Collective Punishment, December 2008
December 2008. This position paper presents a concise description and legal analysis of the travel restrictions imposed on the Gaza Strip since June 2007 and asserts that this is neither a siege nor an embargo, but rather an illegal closure resulting in collective punishment. Read More »

Frequently Asked Questions: Students trapped in Gaza
November 2008. The following document seeks to answer questions and common misperceptions about the situation of Palestinian students who are residents of the Gaza Strip and have been prevented from leaving in order to reach universities abroad by the policy of closure. Read More »

Presentation: Students Still Trapped in Gaza
July 2008. Hundreds of young Palestinian men and women are trapped in the Gaza Strip, prevented from pursuing academic studies abroad. This PowerPoint presentation describes the Israeli policies that perpetuate this situation. Read More »

PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY: Israeli Attitudes Toward the Closure of the Gaza Strip
June 2008. This document presents the findings as well as analysis of a professional survey about the positions and opinions of Israelis on the closure of Gaza and Palestinians’ human rights. Read More »

Held Back: Students Trapped in Gaza
May 2008. Hundreds of young Palestinian men and women are trapped in the Gaza Strip and cannot leave to pursue academic studies abroad. The closure that Israel has imposed on Gaza prevents them from exercising their right to freedom of movement and to access education. Read More »

Gaza Fuel Restrictions: Walking Toward Crisis
April 2008. Gaza residents are completely dependent on fuel delivered via the Nahal Oz crossing between Israel and Gaza. Gaza’s fuel shortage began in October 2007, when Israel restricted the quantities of fuel that it permits Gaza residents to purchase Read More »

Briefing: Israeli High Court Decision Authorizing Fuel and Electricity Cuts to Gaza, January 2008
January 2008. Israel’s Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by ten Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups challenging punitive measures taken against Gaza’s civilian population, especially restrictions on supply of fuel and electricity to Gaza. Read More »

Israel Undermines Higher Education and its Own Best Interest – in Gaza
October 2007. Some 1.5 million people are today effectively imprisoned within the 360 square kilometer Gaza Strip. Among them are more than 670 university students who seek to exercise their right to travel abroad to pursue higher education, broaden their intellectual horizons and gain professional training. Read More »

Summer Closure Report 2007: What is NOT Moving through Gaza’s Crossings
September 2007. Power Point Presentation, showing the continued closure of Gaza’s crossings, and its effect on 1.5 million people trapped in Gaza. Read More »

Commercial Closure: Deleting Gaza’s Economy from the Map
July 2007. Israel’s closure policy is destroying Gaza’s business sector and denying its residents the right to live in dignity. This information paper brings figures and testimonies of merchants and which reflect this situation, and presents legal analysis of the limitations. Read More »