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 »

Gisha executive director Tania Hary participated in sessions on Gaza and the work of human rights organizations in Israel in the J Street National Conference in Washington D.C.
February 28, 2017, Gisha executive director Tania Hary participated in the annual J Street National Conference in Washington D.C. During a session addressing human rights defenders in Israel, Hary said: “The human rights violations we come across aren’t just a byproduct of the conflict, but a tool designed to maintain the status quo”. Read More »

Following Gisha petition, HCJ issues order nisi instructing the Ministry of Interior to explain discrimination in the registration process against Israeli citizens who marry foreign nationals
The High Court granted Gisha’s request and issued an order nisi (conditional order) instructing the state to explain, within 60 days, why it delays the registration of marriages between Israeli citizens and foreigners. Gisha filed the petition about 18 months ago, challenging sections in a Ministry of Interior procedure that allow ministry officials to delay the registration of marriage in ID cards when Israeli citizens marry foreign nationals. Read More »

Meetings in Sderot with activists in the Movement for the Future of the Western Negev and Meretz Members of Knesset
May 16, 2016. The discussions also addressed how Israel continues to control the Gaza Strip since disengagement Read More »

Following Gisha advocacy, Palestinians will be allowed into Eilat
November 9, 2015. Until recently, Palestinians who received permits to enter Israel were barred from entering the Israeli city of Eilat. Two years after we exposed the fact that no one knew why the policy was in place – it has been changed. Read More »