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“The trend on the ground is the opposite of the rhetoric coming from the government” “The trend on the ground is the opposite of the rhetoric coming from the government”
August 23, 2016. In an interview for Israeli television, marking two years since the Gaza cease-fire agreement, research director at Gisha, Salah Mohsen, spoke about the possibility of selling Gaza-grown vegetables in Israel.

Fifty-seven percent of young people in Gaza are unemployed. Women’s unemployment on the rise Fifty-seven percent of young people in Gaza are unemployed. Women’s unemployment on the rise
August 22, 2016. Gaza’s unemployment rate went up in the second quarter of 2016, standing at 41.7% compared to 41.2% in the previous quarter. More than 203,000 individuals are currently unemployed

Gaza traders protest: Israel obstructs recovery Gaza traders protest: Israel obstructs recovery
August 16, 2016. Dozens of traders from Gaza demonstrated on the Palestinian side of Erez Crossing in protest of Israel’s recent cancellation of permits to traders wishing to travel from Gaza on business.

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In Focus

Two years later: The long road to reconstruction and recovery Two years later: The long road to reconstruction and recovery
In a special report in the eve of the second anniversary of the ceasefire and the establishment of the Gaza Reconstruction... (Read More)

Gaza 2015: A few steps forward, several steps back
April 2016. Gisha’s analysis of data on access and movement from the first full year since Operation Protective Edge and explanation... (Read More)

Access Kit: A guide to procedures and protocols which regulate access Access Kit: A guide to procedures and protocols which regulate access
March, 2016. The procedures impact millions, while few are aware they can be found in writing.... (Read More)

The Gaza Cheat Sheet – Real Data on the Gaza Closure
February, 2016. In this information sheet you will find concise answers to questions such as: What is the economic situation in... (Read More)

Ten Years Later
September 2015. On September 11, 2005, the last Israeli soldier ostensibly left the Gaza Strip. Israel’s policy ever since has condemned... (Read More)

Gisha in Action

Meetings in Sderot with activists in the Movement for the Future of the Western Negev and Meretz Members of Knesset
May 16, 2016. The discussions also addressed how Israel continues to control the Gaza Strip since disengagement... (Read More)

New Gisha study about civil society organizations launched in Gaza with representatives of the organizations in attendance
April 20, 2016. This morning, Gisha’s latest study, Split Apart, was launched in the Gaza Strip. The study addresses the challenges... (Read More)

Following Gisha advocacy, Palestinians will be allowed into Eilat
November 9, 2015. Until recently, Palestinians who received permits to enter Israel were barred from entering the Israeli city of Eilat.... (Read More)

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