Family Unity

Legal Activity

Petition to register a marriage and revoke the procedure that delays registration of marriages between citizens and foreign nationals: HCJ 4744/17 Dabas v. Minister of Interior
Petition filed on July 6, 2014 (Read More »)

Petition to allow the return of an Israeli citizen living in Gaza to her home HCJ 4743/14 Wahidi v. Commander of the Gaza Strip
Petition filed July 6, 2014 (Read More »)

Gisha files petition to revoke a provision in a Population Administration procedure which delays the registration of marriages between Israeli citizens and foreign nationals, HCJ 3442/14 Qaisi Hamamdeh v. Minister of Interior
The petition dated May 14, 2014 (Read More »)

Individual remedy granted, HCJ orders withdrawal of petition to revoke the section stipulating a waiting period for marriage registration, HCJ 3442/14 Hamamdeh v. Ministry of Interior
The petition dated May 14, 2014 (Read More »)

Gisha filed a Freedom of Information application to COGAT to disclose the medical criteria for receiving a permit to visit sick relatives
The application dated February 19, 2013 (Read More »)

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Media

If you don’t want to harm civilians, prove it If you don’t want to harm civilians, prove it
September 10, 2014 (Read More »)

Israel must end Gaza-West Bank separation policy, Al-Monitor Israel must end Gaza-West Bank separation policy, Al-Monitor
August 20, 2014 (Read More »)

Palestinian families divided by Israeli policy as war rages, ASHARQ AL-AWSAT Palestinian families divided by Israeli policy as war rages, ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
August 10, 2014 (Read More »)

For Palestinian-Americans, a summer vacation at wartime, Haaretz For Palestinian-Americans, a summer vacation at wartime, Haaretz
July 11, 2014. (Read More »)

Gazans only allowed into West Bank if relative is “dead, dying or getting married”, Palestine Monitor Gazans only allowed into West Bank if relative is “dead, dying or getting married”, Palestine Monitor
June 30, 2014 (Read More »)

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Publications

New short film by Gisha: “Gaza, Tel Aviv, Gaza”
April, 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 »)

A position paper by Gisha: Creeping Punishment
5 May, 2013. A position paper by Gisha looks at access restrictions imposed in recent months following rocket fire from Gaza toward Israel: what is the impact of the closures on residents of Gaza? What do Israeli farmers and security officials think about it? (Read More »)

Separation of Families due to the Separation between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
May 2010. The policy of separation between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank creates an almost impermeable barrier between the two areas, preventing routine contacts between members of extended families as well as violating the integrity of nuclear families, separating couples and keeping parents apart from their children. (Read More »)

FAQs: family unification between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
May 2010. Gisha explains what prevents residents of the Gaza Strip from moving to the West Bank for family reunification, describes the strict criteria for such travel and explains that the travel ban is not due to concrete security threats posed by the family members. (Read More »)

Legal framework: Family Separation – Rights and Obligations under International and Israeli Law
May 2010.This position paper examines the Israeli military legislation that separates members of Palestinian families divided between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and presents Israel’s obligations in this context under international law and the Oslo agreements. (Read More »)

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