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. Read More »

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. Read More »

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. Read More »

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% Read More »

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. Read More »

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. Read More »

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”. Read More »

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. Read More »

“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. Read More »

Eight days after the escalation in Gaza: The crossings return to standard operations
March 19, 2014. Since Thursday, the crossings had been operating according to a “restricted format”, following rocket fire from Gaza. This is the seventh time since “Operation Pillar of Defense” that the crossings have been closed in response to rocket fire. Read More »

Four days after escalation in Gaza, movement through the crossings is extremely limited
March 16, 2014. Kerem Shalom Crossing has been closed to passage of goods since Thursday and opened Sunday only for the transfer of fuel and cooking gas to Gaza. Movement of people at Erez Crossing has been limited to urgent medical cases and exit of foreign citizens. Read More »

Eating Israeli Hummus in Gaza
March 9, 2014. You can find Israeli hummus and cheese on the shelves of Gaza’s grocery stores, says a Ynet News report, but in Israel, you won’t be able to enjoy strawberries from Gaza. Read More »

“We must welcome the fact that Israel has organizations that defend other populations”
February 24, 2014, Chairperson of Gisha’s Board, Professor Kenneth Mann was interviewed for Israeli public radio yesterday. Read More »

All because of a logo
February 17, 2014. The military refuses to process requests to exit Gaza because application forms bear the logo “State of Palestine”. Gisha’s director: It’s a shame that this battle is fought at the expense of medical patients. Read More »