For the first time since 2007: Israel allows gravel destined for the private sector to enter the Gaza Strip
December 26, 2012. Israel has until now allowed gravel into the Strip only for use by international organizations and this too, subject to a complicated approval process. Read More »

Gaza’s unemployment rate rises to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2012
December 18, 2012. This compared with 28.4% in the preceding quarter. The highest unemployment rate was recorded in Khan Yunis District – 37.5%. The unemployment rate in the West Bank is 20.4%. Read More »

Monitoring Gisha’s self-appointed monitor
December 14, 2012. Sari Bashi, executive director of Gisha, responds to an article by NGO Monitor’s Avigail Sugarman who accuses Gisha “ignor[ing] the flagrant threat to national security”. Read More »

Yoni Eshpar: How did human rights become the agenda of the left alone?
December 12, 2012. The director of Gisha’s public department wrote an op-ed (Hebrew) for Makor Rishon in honor of international Human Rights Day. Read More »

A week after Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel allows agricultural export from Gaza abroad
December 3, 2012. During the escalation and for a week following the end of the military operation, agricultural export from Gaza was prohibited. The delays resulted in losses of approximately 1.5 million shekels for Palestinian farmers. A week after the operation ended – a summary of activity at the crossings. Read More »

Gaza Today: Expanded fishing and farming, reduced movement of goods
November 25, 2012. As the ceasefire agreement begins implementation, here is the current state of movement restrictions into, out of, and within the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Gisha response to ceasefire: An opportunity to end the Gaza closure
November 22, 2012. As the ceasefire agreement takes force, Israel has an opportunity to finally end the civilian closure of Gaza. Read More »

November 21: Ongoing updates on the situation in Gaza: Activity at the crossings and tunnels, prices and shortages
Find here information about the situation in Gaza, specifically activity at the crossings and the tunnels, and prices and shortages. The information will be updated as it becomes available. Read More »

Ongoing updates on the situation in Gaza: Activity at the crossings and tunnels, prices and shortages
November 19, 2012. Find here information about the situation in Gaza, specifically activity at the crossings and the tunnels, and prices and shortages. The information will be updated as it becomes available. Read More »

What is the closure of Gaza?
November 19, 2012. In light of reports that lifting the closure of Gaza is part of negotiations for a ceasefire, Gisha clarifies what the closure of Gaza (yes, “closure” and not “blockade”) consists of today. Read More »

Sari Bashi: No to collective punishment
November 18, 2012. Gisha Executive Director Sari Bashi wrote an article in response to suggestions to restrict movement of people and goods into Gaza in order to apply pressure on the Strip’s population. Read More »

Update on activities at the crossings in the wake of escalation
November 15, 2012. We watch with concern as the escalation in Gaza and in the south of Israel claims the lives of and injures civilians and damages civilian property. Read More »

“If I were a woman in Gaza, I would do exactly what these courageous women did”
November 9, 2012. Gisha Director of International Relations Tania Hary wrote an article for the Forward about the rejection of the petition filed by five Gaza students seeking to study in the West Bank. Read More »

Gisha Executive Director Sari Bashi: Let the light of day illuminate the differences between Israel and the USA
On October 29, 2012, Bashi wrote an op-ed for JTA about the U.S.’s decision to cancel scholarships for Gaza students wishing to study in the West Bank this year. Read More »