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 »

About 350 people attend film screening hosted by Gisha at the Solidarity – Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival
Gisha at the Solidarity Film Festival. Photo by Keren Manor On December 9, Gisha hosted an event as part of the Solidarity – Tel Aviv Human Rights Festival, attended by more Read More »

Gisha hosts screening of the film Gaza for diplomats and employees of civil society organizations in the presence of directors Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell
On November 4, Gisha hosted a screening of the documentary film Gaza, Ireland’s entry for the 2020 Oscar Awards, in Tel Aviv, for an audience of foreign diplomats and staff members Read More »

High Court rules in favor of Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan in petition to return boats seized by Israel from Gaza fishermen: “The description of the boats’ condition suggests indifference to their fate”
The High Court of Justice has ruled in favor (Hebrew) of human rights organizations Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan in a petition (Hebrew) demanding that Israel return boats and Read More »

Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary at UN Security Council: The isolation of Gaza is also a primary obstacle to peace
On Novemeber 21, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary addressed the United Nations Security Council in New York City. Hary, who was invited to brief the Council on the situation Read More »

Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary interviewed by Peter Beinart on the Foundation for Middle East Peace Podcast
On November 4, Gisha’s Executive Director Tania Hary was interviewed by American journalist and political commentator Peter Beinart on the Foundation for Middle East Peace’s Read More »

Gisha executive director participates in annual J Street conference in Washington DC
On October 27 and 28, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary participated in the eighth annual conference held by Jewish American lobby group J Street in Washington DC. A number of Read More »

Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary participates in webinar panel about the situation in Gaza
On October 23, 2019, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary participated in a webinar panel hosted by Partners for Progressive Israel, alongside Prof. Mkhaimar Abusada of Al Azhar Read More »

Gisha and Members of Knesset to MoD, COGAT, and Attorney General: Cancel decision to reduce transfer of fuel to Gaza, immediately
On Monday, August 26, 2019, Israel announced its decision to limit the transfer of fuel used to generate electricity at the Gaza Strip’s sole power plant. According to reports, Read More »

Following legal battle by Gisha, Israel agrees to allow 5-year-old Adam Hemo to return to the West Bank with his mother and siblings
On July 14, Israel notified Gisha that it had granted 5-year-old Adam Hemo’s request to move to the West Bank, where his mother was born, subject to his mother and siblings Read More »

Following petition by Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan, Israel returns 21 boats to Gaza fishermen
On July 1, following a prolonged legal battle led by three human rights organizations, Gisha – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Read More »