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 »

One day after going to court: Israelis allowed to return to their families
October 13, 2015. Authorities refused Israelis’ return to Gaza. After petitions were filed, approval suddenly given Read More »

Gisha briefs Security Council
July 20, 2015. Gisha’s deputy director in a brief to the Security Council Read More »

Exhibition at Tel Aviv Cinematheque: Distant | Relatives
July 14, 2015. A new photography exhibition looks at the lives of 3 families divided between Gaza and West Bank Read More »

S’s application were repeatedly refused even though she met the criteria
March 11, 2015. S met her son who is incarcerated in Israel only twice during the first eight years of his sentence, due to persistent denials of her requests to exit Gaza. Only after Gisha intervened was S permitted to visit her son again, after not having seen him for a year Read More »