Gisha director chosen as one of +972 magazine’s People of the Year
December 30, 2013. Adv. Sari Bashi, Gisha’s executive director, was chosen as one of +972 magazine’s “People of the Year”: “[She] has successfully managed together with her team at Gisha to keep the closure on Gaza on the agenda of activists, journalists and policy makers”. Read More »

Moments before the lights go out
December 26, 2013. If Kerem Shalom Crossing isn’t reopened, Gaza’s power plant will be shut down •Security official: closure of the crossing – a message to Hamas • Some construction materials enter for UNRWA and UNDP. Read More »

“Democracy is tested in times of crisis”
December 26, 2013. Gisha’s executive director, Adv. Sari Bashi, research director, Iman Jabbour, and intake coordinator, Shadi Butthish, were interviewed for the Social Hour, a radio show on Israel Broadcasting Authority Reshet Bet. Read More »

Defense Minister Ya’alon orders closure of Kerem Shalom Crossing
December 25, 2013. A Southern Command officer says that the closure of Kerem Shalom is intended to “send a strong message to Hamas” and that it serves as “powerful economic leverage”. Read More »

Defense Minister: The Dutch government will not dictate how we define security threats
December 18, 2013. MK Michal Rozin asked the minister of defense why Israel continues to ban the sale of goods from Gaza in the West Bank. The minister's response: The scanner does not detect everything people want to transport from Gaza to Judea and Samaria. Read More »

Erez Crossing closed following collapse of connecting bridge in stormy weather
December 15, 2013. Flooding in Gaza caused the collapse of a connecting bridge at Erez Crossing between the Israeli and Palestinian sides of the crossing. Gaza’s power plant returned to partial activity for the first time since November 1st. Read More »

Export from Gaza: Much too little
December 12, 2013. Limited agricultural export from Gaza to Europe begins – 35 trucks in November and December (up to the 9th) • The WHO warns against further deterioration in Gaza • Israel allows miniscule quantities of construction materials into the Gaza Strip. Read More »

“Our voice is essential for the country to function better, to be more just”
December 12, 2013. Gisha Executive Director Adv. Sari Bashi in an interview for International Human Rights Day on "Northern View", Radio Kol Yizrael 106 FM. Read More »

“If you’re denied freedom of movement, all of your rights are affected”
December 11, 2013. In honor of International Human Rights Day, Professor Aeyal Gross of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University, and a member of Gisha's board, talked to Guy Zohar about human rights on Radio 103 FM. Read More »

Report: Israel to allow transfer to Gaza of construction materials for 10 UN projects
December 8, 2013. According to Palestinian sources, Israel will allow construction materials destined for 10 UNRWA projects to enter Gaza. Construction materials for additional organizations may be permitted into Gaza in the future. The private sector has received no construction materials for almost two months. Read More »

Gisha’s executive director interviewed for Radio TLV1
December 2, 2013. Gisha’s executive director, Sari Bashi, was interviewed by Rogel Alpher about International Human Rights Day, long distance running and the closure of Gaza. Read More »

Twenty-two thousand people added to the ranks of the unemployed in Gaza
November 28, 2013. Gaza unemployment climbs to 32.5% • The construction sector is hit hard • Strawberry export from Gaza to Europe begins. Read More »

Sewage floods neighborhoods in Gaza City
November 21, 2013. Power plant remains shut down due to fuel shortage and raw sewage floods residential neighborhoods in the Strip • Gaza drivers use cooking gas instead of costly fuel • Rafah Crossing opens, closes and then opens again. Read More »

This week: No cake in Gaza
November 14, 2013. It has been almost two weeks since Gaza’s only power station stopped working. The power shortage is affecting bakeries and the quality of sewage treatment. There has been a sharp rise in the price of construction materials. Read More »