The new Justice Ministry regulations: A guide for the perplexed
August 6, 2012. At the beginning of this month, the Justice Ministry issued an amendment to the Civil Law Procedure Regulations limiting the ability of nonresidents of Israel and people without foreign passports to engage in legal proceedings in Israeli courts. What does the amendment mean? Read More »

How should we read this COGAT report?
July 29, 2012. Gisha sent a letter to the public communications officer at the Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) asking for clarifications on the figures the office presents in its weekly and monthly reports. Read More »

Due to a dispute between Fatah and Hamas, applications by patients to receive medical treatment outside the Strip were not processed
July 29, 2010, Hamas and Fatah reach a compromise following 10 days of disagreement during which the Palestinian medical referrals committee did not process patient applications. Read More »

Gisha Executive Director Adv. Sari Bashi on the Levy Committee report
July 19, 2012, Gisha Executive Director Adv. Sari Bashi writes in Opinio Juris about the Levy Committee report, which determined that there is no occupation in the West Bank. Read More »

Despite Supreme Court recommendation: State upholds refusal to allow gender studies students to travel from Gaza to the West Bank
July 25, 2012. The state’s response was given in a petition filed by the human rights organizations Gisha and Al Mezan on behalf of five students from Gaza who are enrolled in gender studies, democracy and law programs at Birzeit University in the West Bank Read More »

Gisha presents: Strawberries for sale
July 22, 2012. This week, Gisha is launching a campaign to overturn a ban on the sale of strawberries from Gaza in the West Bank during the coming winter season Read More »

The government approves permits for 5,000 additional Palestinian laborers in the construction sector in Israel
The decision came more than a year after the submission of the Eckstein Committee report, which recommended that the number of Palestinian workers in Israel be increased. Read More »

State attorney requests an extension from the court to submit its response regarding travel by students from Gaza to the West Bank
July 9, 2012. The state attorney’s office is asking for a three-week extension. If the court accepts the request, it will not leave much time to render a decision on the matter. Read More »

Correction: 18,646 Palestinians whose registered address is in the Gaza Strip live in the West Bank
June 28, 2012. Gisha had previously used a figure provided by the state, indicating that there are 35,000 Palestinians living in the West Bank with registered addresses in the Gaza Strip. The state has recently updated the figure. Read More »

Truck carrying furniture exists Gaza for an expo of Palestinian products in Jordan.
June 28, 2012. The expo will take place from July 4-7 with the participation of six Gaza-based companies, and 50 from the West Bank. Read More »

Kerem Shalom Crossing reopened after being closed yesterday
June 26, 2012. The crossing, used for transfer of goods to and from the Strip, was closed yesterday following mortar fire. Rafah Crossing was opened yesterday. Read More »

Rafah Crossing was partially opened today after being closed since Thursday
June 19, 2012. Egypt says the crossing was closed because of the presidential elections in the country, but the crossing remained closed yesterday and will also be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More »

Five years of closure on Gaza: Gaza is more opened up towards the outside world, yet still cut off from the West Bank and Israel
June 10, 2012. To mark five years of closure on Gaza, Gisha issued two new publications providing an updated analysis of the closure and calling attention to the “separation policy” between Gaza and the West Bank. Read More »

Gaza’s unemployment rate reaches 31.5%
May 29, 2012. The quarterly report of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics indicates that unemployment among women who participate in the work force in Gaza is 46.5%. Read More »