Economy and Development

Legal Activity

Only 550 Gaza residents issued trader permits by Israel; Gisha petitioned the court on behalf of a businessman whose request to renew his trader permit was arbitrarily denied
AP 27802-12-17 M.S. v. COGAT (Petition filed on December 13, 2012) (Read More »)

Following legal action by Gisha, the state admits to losing goods belonging to a Gaza resident; court awards him 55,000 ILS in compensation
Absentee Property Administration Case 31066-01-17, judgment rendered November 30, 2017. (Read More »)

Petition by a Gaza resident to release a shipment of goods seized by MOD rejected by the District Court; Gisha submitted an appeal to the High Court
AAA 8512/17 A.S. v. Minister of Defense (filed November 1, 2017) (Read More »)

Gisha files Freedom of Information petition regarding decision to cut Gaza electricity supply
AP 32307-09-17 Gisha v. Ministry of Defense et al. (filed September 13, 2017) (Read More »)

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. (Read More »)

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Media

Gaza: The Lesser Child of Israel’s Occupation, The New York Times Gaza: The Lesser Child of Israel’s Occupation, The New York Times
April 20, 2018 (Read More »)

Behind the headlines: Gisha’s analysis of the situation in Gaza
April 12 2018 (Read More »)

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis began long before Hamas, +972 Gaza’s humanitarian crisis began long before Hamas, +972
April 11 2018 (Read More »)

Palestinians Hold Protests Against Backdrop of Crumbling Gaza Economy, The Wall Street Journal Palestinians Hold Protests Against Backdrop of Crumbling Gaza Economy, The Wall Street Journal
March 30, 2018 (Read More »)

What’s missing from the conversation on Gaza, op-ed by Tania Hary, The Jerusalem Post What’s missing from the conversation on Gaza, op-ed by Tania Hary, The Jerusalem Post
March 21 2018 (Read More »)

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Publications

Dreams Deferred Dreams Deferred
March 2018. To mark International Women’s Day, Gisha presents a new publication on the impact of the closure on women in the Gaza Strip. (Read More »)

The Gaza electricity crisis – FAQs The Gaza electricity crisis – FAQs
June 2017. Gaza electricity crisis explained in concise Q&A’s (Read More »)

Gaza’s Candy Kingdom Gaza’s Candy Kingdom
October, 2017. A short animated film, produced especially for Gisha in Tel Aviv and Gaza. (Read More »)

Graphing ten years of closure Graphing ten years of closure
September 2017. A new factsheet published by Gisha provides visual representation of the changes that have occurred over the past 10-plus years. (Read More »)

Gaza up close Gaza up close
Latest update: June, 2017. New web project by Gisha provides accurate, up-to-date information regarding the closure on Gaza, what has led to its’ implementation, how it impacts people in Gaza and what’s needed to improve the situation. (Read More »)

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