Scale of Control – New Position Paper by Gisha
Is the closure of Gaza lawful? Can Israel intercept ships on their way to Gaza? How much responsibility do other actors, such as Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, bear for what occurs in Gaza? A new position paper by Gisha. Read More »

Gisha’s director, Sari Bashi: The Shalit deal presents Israel with an opportunity in Gaza
In an article in Foreign Policy, Bashi writes about the need to ease the closure on the Gaza strip Read More »

Gisha’s director: Shalit was released, now lift the closure
Gisha’s director, Sari Bashi, writes in Ynet about the need to reconsider the closure policy. Read More »

Gisha’s response to Shalit-Prisoner Deal
October 12, 2011. We at Gisha express joy at reports of the expected release of Gilad Shalit in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners. We join in the sigh of relief that is palpable today throughout Israel, and of course the relief felt by the Shalit family and the families of the prisoners who will be released Read More »

Tamar Feldman, the director of Gisha’s legal department, analyses the Palmer Report on EJIL:Talk!
September 20. As the committee itself notes at the beginning of the report, its recommendations are not legally binding and it is clear that the committee’s main goal was to resolve the diplomatic crisis between Israel and Turkey, rather than to draw conclusions on weighty legal issues. Read More »

Israel’s policy on movement of goods to Gaza exposed
Today in Haaretz, Amira Hass exposed Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) documents related to the policy governing movement of goods to Gaza since the year 2005. Read More »

Palmer report leaked early
After long delays, the report of the UN’s Palmer Commission was published by the New York Times yesterday. Gisha described the report as “squandered opportunity to evaluate the overall Gaza closure policy”. Read More »

Palestinian Education Ministry in Gaza prevents eight high school students from leaving the Strip to study in the US.
The students are recipients of US State Department-funded scholarships administered by AMIDEAST, which are awarded to outstanding candidates after a year-long selection process. The education ministry quoted “social and cultural reasons” as the grounds for preventing the students from participating in the program. Read More »

Israel authorized address changes for more than 1,900 people living in the West Bank
On August 4, 2011, the Palestinian Authority’s Civil Affairs Committee received approval to change the addresses of 1,956 people who live in the West Bank but are listed in the Israeli-controlled Palestinian population registry as residents of Gaza. Read More »

Postponement of Palmer report on events surrounding the 2010 flotilla
The publication of the Palmer report investigating the events surrounding the 2010 flotilla to Gaza has been postponed a second time and will be submitted to the secretary-general at the end of August 2011. Read More »

New data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics of the Palestinian Authority published updated statistics about the Gaza Strip on July 11, 2011. The data includes population, population density, poverty rate, and rate of internet use. Read More »

Submission of complaint to the State Comptroller’s Office about the conduct of the
Gisha submitted a complaint (Hebrew) to the State Comptroller’s Office about the conduct of the Employment Staff Officer in the Civil Administration, who oversees employment of Palestinian residents of the West Bank inside Israel. Read More »

Changes at Rafah Crossing
In late May 2011, Egypt announced the permanent opening of Rafah Crossing to all Gaza residents holding a Palestinian passport and identity card. Travel by men between the ages of 18 and 40 will be permitted under specific conditions. Gisha is following the implementation of the new policy. Read More »