Gisha presents analysis on impact of the closure on women in Gaza before Knesset committee
June 5, 2018. Yesterday morning, representatives of Gisha participated in a heated discussion on the impact of the Israeli-imposed closure on women in the Gaza Strip, held by the Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality. Gisha presented information and analysis from its publication “Dreams Deferred.” Read More »

Take the Finger Off the Trigger
Tuesday, May 15, 2018. 17 Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations: We call on Israel to immediately refrain from the use of lethal force against unarmed civilians. Read More »

HCJ petition against Israel’s directive on processing times of permit applications by Gaza residents
April 17, 2018. Last Tuesday, Gisha petitioned the High Court together with Physicians for Human Rights – Israel and HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual challenging a troubling directive from Israeli authorities that stipulates unreasonable processing times for permit applications submitted by Gaza residents. Read More »

Gisha executive director Tania Hary at the 10th J Street National Conference
April 16, 2018. Gisha executive director Tania Hary participated in the 10th J Street National Conference, where she spoke about challenges facing the human rights community in Israel/Palestine, and shared Gisha’s analysis on the context of Israel’s ongoing violation of human rights in Gaza. Read More »

The answers lurking in the dark
December 7, 2017. Gisha participated in a Knesset committee on transparency, reporting on patently non-transparent conduct at the Ministry of Defense. Read More »

Gisha’s work leads to expansion of criteria for entry into Gaza: Grandparents and grandchildren with Israeli citizenship will be able to visit relatives in Gaza
New criteria published on November 16, 2017. Read More »

Students whose permit applications went unanswered by COGAT obtain last-minute exit permits thanks to Gisha
October 15, 2017. Mohammed Awad, a student from Gaza, was accepted to a Master’s degree program in the United Kingdom. His application for an exit permit from Gaza was approved Read More »

Gisha in letter to COGAT: Publish holiday “gesture” for permits in time for residents to take advantage of it
September 6, 2017. Traveling from Gaza is only possible for the very few people who meet limited criteria for travel established by the Coordinator of Government Activities in Read More »

Gisha in letter to Gaza CLA: Stop the unlawful practice of making Gaza residents sign a commitment not to return for a year as they exit via Erez Crossing
August 9, 2017. According to reports received by Gisha intake coordinators, Gaza residents arriving at Erez Crossing to travel abroad were forced to sign a waiver whereby they committed not to return to Gaza for at least one year, as a precondition for being allowed to depart. Read More »

Gisha executive director at UN Conference: The Israeli government sees the isolation of Gaza as a means of maintaining perpetual control of the West Bank
June 30, 2017. Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary spoke on a panel dedicated to the situation in the Gaza Strip, held as part of a special United Nations forum at UN headquarters Read More »

Gisha in an urgent letter to Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman: Reducing Israel’s electricity supply to Gaza is a red line that must not be crossed
June 11, 2017. Gisha sent an urgent letter this morning to Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman, warning against an impending humanitarian crisis in Gaza should Israel decrease current electricity supply to the Strip. The letter was sent following an announcement made by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, threatening to reduce the supply of electricity sold and provided to the Strip by Israel. Read More »

Gisha at Solidarity Film Festival at Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Gisha Public Advocacy Coordinator Elizabeth Tsurkov gave a talk about the Gaza Strip last Saturday (May 6, 2017) at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, as part of the Solidarity Human Read More »

Following Gisha’s legal battle and advocacy: COGAT has published the “list of dual-use items”
April 2, 2017. Following a prolonged legal battle, COGAT has finally published the “list of dual-use items.” Though this is a step in the right direction, the list itself continues to be highly problematic; the classification of thousands of items as dual-use greatly hinders economic development in Gaza. Read More »