12 Human Rights Organizations: Gaza Strip civilian infrastructure is collapsing
July 23, 2014. 12 human rights organizations demand today that Israel fulfil its obligations and ensure that the humanitarian needs of the civilian population of Gaza are met.
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Updates
2014
Blackouts approximately 15 hours per day for 400,000 people, Kerem Shalom closed
July 8-17, 2014. Central Gaza and Khan Younis experiencing approximately 15 hours of blackouts per day. Kerem Shalom Crossing was meant to open for two hours for entrance of goods but did not.
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There’s no hunger, but there’s also no money to buy food
July 17, 2014. In an interview for the prime time Israeli news program “London and Kirschenbaum”, on Channel 10, Iman Jabbour, research director at Gisha, said: “We hope, that after the war there won’t be a return to a ‘humanitarian minimum’ policy”.
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Ordinary people in Gaza feel Israel in every aspect of life
July 15, 2014. Gisha Executive Director Eitan Diamond was interviewed on Israeli radio programs – Guy Zohar on 103FM and the “Real Economy” on Reshet Alef, as well as on Channel 10 News. Gisha Spokesperson Shai Grunberg’s op-ed was published on Israeli news website Walla!.
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“Gaza is a very small market that can’t survive on its own, without connection to the outside world”.
July 9, 2014, in an interview for Channel 10’s “London and Kirschenbaum”, Gisha Research Director Iman Jabbour discussed the state of Gaza’s economy, its unemployment rate and its dependence on trade with Israel and the West Bank.
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New restrictions on movement: Gaza fishing zone reduced, as well as movement of goods through Kerem Shalom, while movement of people remains severely restricted
July 6, 2014. Israel has reduced Gaza’s fishing zone from six to three nautical miles. Erez Crossing is still operating according to a restricted format and movement of goods through Kerem Shalom is also further reduced.
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Since the kidnapping: Movement obstructed and goods blocked
June 23, 2014. For the past nine days, Israel has engaged in an extensive military operation in the West Bank, while in Gaza, travel and movement of goods has been further restricted. Export is blocked and most of the people traveling via Erez are medical patients. The following is a snapshot of the situation.
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Seven bad years of closure
June 19, 2014. Gisha’s Director of the Public Department writes for Haaretz about marking seven years to the closure of Gaza.
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Civilians are not a legitimate target
June 17, 2014. Gisha strongly condemns any action which deliberately targets civilians, whether the firing of rockets towards civilian population centers or the kidnapping of civilians, particularly minors. In the same vein, it is also forbidden to harm civilians by restricting movement of people and goods.
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Unemployment in Gaza: highest since 2009
May 25, 2014. Seven months after the Israeli Defense Ministry imposed new restrictions on the sale of construction materials to Gaza, the unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2014 spikes to 40.8%
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The Interior Ministry presents… The marriage test
May 20, 2014. The Interior Ministry continues to ignore repeated High Court rulings by forcing Israelis married to foreign citizens to wait six months before registering their marriage. We are trying to change that.
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New short film by Gisha: “Gaza, Tel Aviv, Gaza”
April 10, 2014. “Gaza, Tel Aviv, Gaza”, a short film created for Gisha by Itamar Rose, places ordinary Israelis in the roles of those enforcing the criteria on travel from Gaza.
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Israel’s High Court rejects a petition brought by a Gaza runner asking to participate in the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem
April 8, 2014. Israel’s High Court rejected a petition brought by Gisha on behalf of a Gaza runner who asked to participate in the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem. The justices: “Passage for the purpose of athletic activities is worthy of consideration”.
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HCJ petition: Allow a Gaza runner to participate in the Palestine marathon in Bethlehem
April 3, 2014, Gisha petitioned the High Court today on behalf of Nader Masri, a Palestinian runner from the Gaza Strip, whose request to exit Gaza in order to participate in the Palestinian marathon in Bethlehem was denied by the military.
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“So much opportunity, so much hope”
March 25, 2014. Sari Bashi, Gisha’s founder, was interviewed for Open Society Foundations about the closure of Gaza, freedom of movement and the great potential for improving the lives of Israelis and Palestinians in the region.
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