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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)

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Gaza Strip Map
July 2011. A new and detailed map of the Gaza Strip. Source: Gisha (Read More)

The Gaza Cheat Sheet - Real Data on the Gaza Closure
In this information sheet you will find concise answers to questions such as: What is the economic situation in Gaza today? Is there a lack of food in Gaza? What are the restrictions currently imposed on the movement of people and goods into and out of the Strip? The Gaza Cheat Sheet is updated regularly. (Read More)

A Guide to the Gaza Closure: In Israel’s Own Words
September 2011. Since 2007, Gisha, together with other human rights organizations, has worked to obtain information relating to the closure Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip. (Read More)

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Instead of helping to care for her sick sister, Amal could only enter Gaza to join her grieving family
Negligence, insensitivity and bureaucratic obstacles prevented a resident of the West Bank from visiting her dying sister in the Gaza Strip. Three months after she submitted her request to visit her sister, and after her sister had passed away, Amal finally received permission to visit her mourning family. (Read More)

How long does it take an Israeli citizen living in the Gaza Strip to visit Israel and return to the Strip?
After a long, bureaucratic and agonizing journey, N. and her children managed to leave Gaza to visit relatives and then return back home. N. discovered that although she and her children are Israeli citizens, travel to and from Gaza can be quite a Kafkaesque process. (Read More)

Couple born in Gaza return to the Strip to visit family
Bahij and Najla, who were both born in Gaza, visit their daughter and Bahij’s sick mother after being denied permission to enter the Strip for over a decade. (Read More)

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