Red Lines Crossed: Destruction of Gaza’s Infrastructure
August 2009. This report describes how Israel’s closure policies brought critical humanitarian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip to a state of collapse in a gradual process: the weakening of infrastructure prior to the military operation; its bombing during the incursion; and the hindrance of efforts to properly repair it since then. Read More »

Submission of Human Rights Organizations based in Israel to the Goldstone Inquiry Delegation
June 2009. A document compiling the data of Gisha and six other Israeli human rights organizations which was sent to the Goldstone Committee charged with investigating claims of human rights violations committed during Operation Cast Lead. The document focuses on human rights violations for which Israel is responsible. Read More »

Obstacle Course: Students Denied Exit from Gaza
July 2009. Since June 2008, Israel has required that students who comply with its rigid screening criteria may only leave Gaza if escorted by a diplomatic envoy from the time they exit Gaza via the Erez Border Crossing, throughout their journey across Israel and the West Bank, and until they reach the Allenby Bridge border crossing into Jordan. Read More »

New Procedure – Israel bars Palestinians in Gaza from moving to West Bank
June 2009. This joint position paper by HaMoked – Center for the Defence of the Individual and Gisha describes a new procedure according to which Israel imposes strict criteria for relocation of residence from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, thereby erecting a new and virtually insurmountable obstacle between the two areas. Read More »

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 »