Gisha convenes Israeli, Palestinian and international stakeholders for Gaza Policy Forum 2020
In September 2020, Gisha convened a group of Israeli, Palestinian and international stakeholders for the Gaza Policy Forum. The purpose of the forum was to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and distill recommendations for actions that would advance solutions to Gaza’s urgent needs, help improve living conditions, and safeguard human rights. Read More »

With Gisha’s assistance, critical goods brought in to the Strip and medical equipment exits Gaza for repair
Several importers and business owners in Gaza were recently able to overcome bureaucratic obstacles put in place by Israel and access the materials and repair services they need, Read More »

Five Joint List members of Knesset in letter to Israeli defense minister: Lift punitive restrictions imposed on transit of goods via Kerem Shalom
On Thursday, five members of Knesset from the Joint List, Heba Yazbak, Ofer Cassif, Sondos Saleh, Jabar Asakla, Aida Touma-Suleiman, sent an urgent letter (Hebrew) to the Israeli defense minister and the acting defense minister, to demand that Israel lift the punitive restrictions imposed on transit of goods via Kerem Shalom Crossing. Read More »

Gisha and partner organizations speak to Knesset committee about alternative coordination mechanism for Gaza residents
On June 30, Gisha’s public advocacy coordinator, Noa Galili, participated in a session of the Knesset’s special committee on dealing with the coronavirus. The focus of the Read More »

Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights in letter to Chairperson of Knesset Coronavirus Committee: Convene the committee for urgent discussion on Israel’s plan for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Gaza
On April 23, 2020, Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), sent a letter (Hebrew) to the chairperson of the Special Committee on Dealing with the Coronavirus, Member Read More »

Gisha staff speak to Israeli, Palestinian and international audiences about Israel’s responsibilities towards Gaza amid COVID-19
Over the last few weeks, as people around the world searched for new ways to connect, learn, and work together, Gisha staff participated in webinars, panels and briefings for Israeli, Read More »

Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan call on Israel to publish a plan for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Gaza and meeting the medical needs of its residents
On April 7, 2020, Gisha and its partner human rights organizations Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights and Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for Human Rights sent Read More »

Nineteen Israeli, Palestinian and international health and human rights organizations in joint call: Israel must respect its obligations towards Palestinians
With over 250 identified COVID-19 Palestinian patients in the West Bank and potentially dozens in the Gaza Strip, the undersigned organizations express grave concern in the face of a potential catastrophe and urge Israeli authorities to fulfill their legal and moral obligations and assist the Palestinian health systems. Read More »

Gisha in urgent letter to Defense Minister, Attorney General and COGAT: Israel must immediately reverse the blanket ban on entry of communication equipment into the Gaza Strip
Today, April 6, 2020, Gisha sent an urgent letter to Israel’s Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, the Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Kamil Abu Rukun, to demand that they immediately reverse the blanket ban imposed by Israel on the entry of communication equipment into the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Gisha in urgent letter to MoD and COGAT: Israeli restrictions must be removed immediately to ensure food security and prevent economic collapse in the Gaza Strip
Today, April 1, 2020, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary and Board Chair Professor Kenneth Man sent an urgent letter to Israel’s Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Kamil Abu Rukun, demanding they take immediate action to protect food security and promote economic activity in the Strip as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread. The two were asked to remove ongoing restrictions imposed by Israel on the entry of so-called “dual-use” equipment and materials for which there is an acute need in Gaza’s farming and fishing sectors, and to allow the exit of Gaza-made food products for sale in the West Bank. Read More »

Gisha: Israel is responsible for protecting the health of Gaza residents
March 22, 2020. The first cases of COVID-19 discovered in Gaza are cause for resounding alarm given living conditions in the Strip. Following decades of Israeli occupation, including thirteen years of suffocating closure, the dire state of basic civilian infrastructure and essential services, inadequate even in “normal” times, now poses a threat to human life. Read More »

Gisha in urgent letter to Minister of Defense, COGAT: Israel’s decision to revoke hundreds of permits held by Gaza traders constitutes illegal collective punishment
On February 9, 2020,  Gisha sent an urgent letter to Israel’s Minister of Defense Naftali Bennet, and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Read More »

Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand an immediate halt to the aerial herbicide spraying along Gaza’s perimeter fence
January 20, 2020. For three consecutive days, Israeli crop-duster planes conducted aerial herbicide spraying over the fence separating Gaza and Israel. Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand that Israel halt the illegal practice immediately. Read More »