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Strangled by Israel for decades, Gaza’s future must begin with free movement
Israel persistently shirks responsibility for Gaza despite subjecting it to closures, permits, and assaults. Returning to those policies is not an option.
By
Noa Galili
March 10, 2024
Give up your right to live in the West Bank, or never see your children in Gaza again
After marrying and moving to Gaza, Ola Baqa was prevented from returning to Nablus until her brother died. Then Israel forced an impossible choice on her.
By
Sereen Ali
January 19, 2023
The absurdity of demanding Gaza get its own COVID-19 vaccines
Israel can’t cherry-pick its obligations to Gaza while undermining every facet of Palestinian self-rule — especially during a pandemic.
By
Tania Hary
January 27, 2021
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Human rights groups demand Israel allow fuel into COVID-struck Gaza
NGOs petition High Court to force Israel to open Gaza to fuel and other basic goods, after Israel closed its central commercial crossing in August.
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Orly Noy
August 31, 2020
‘Gaza is a one-way ticket’: How Israel’s relocation policy is separating Palestinian communities
Israel is systemically routing Palestinian movement in one direction — from the West Bank to Gaza. Families and advocates say the silent transfer is splintering Palestinian society.
By
Henriette Chacar
June 30, 2020
How to tell the stories of the siege when you cannot enter Gaza
In a new podcast, I hoped to capture the impacts of the Gaza blockade that are mostly invisible to the outside world. There was just one problem: I can’t go there. By Lital Firestone When I first dreamed up the idea of doing a podcast about Gaza, I hoped to use the medium to get answers to…
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September 3, 2019
Israel’s ‘humanitarian’ offer to Tlaib made me cringe. Here’s why
As the director of an organization that promotes the right to freedom of movement in Gaza, when I heard that Israel is offering you the chance to make a ‘humanitarian’ visit to your family, I felt a familiar cringe. An open letter to Reps. Tlaib and Omar. By Tania Hary Dear Representative Omar and Representative Tlaib,…
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August 16, 2019
Stories of devastatingly normal suffering in Gaza
I got an email from a man asking if we could help him and his family escape Gaza if war broke out. It seems so reasonable, until you realize there is no precedent for evacuating Palestinian civilians in time of war. By Tania Hary A popular social media figure from Gaza tweeted yesterday that if…
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May 6, 2019
Israel bars hundreds of Palestinian Christians from traveling on Easter
In an unprecedented decision, Israeli authorities are denying hundreds of Palestinian Christians the right to travel to Jerusalem for the holiday, while barring all movement between the West Bank and Gaza. Thousands of Christian pilgrims from all over the world are expected to travel to Jerusalem for Easter celebrations. For Christian Palestinians who live no more than hours…
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Henriette Chacar
April 19, 2019
Palestinian battling cancer is denied exit from Gaza for treatment
The medical care Ahlam Abu Musa needs isn’t available through Gaza’s debilitated health system, but the Israeli army has denied all four of her exit requests. By Amjad Yaghi Ahlam Abu Musa was diagnosed with bone cancer last May. The 20-year-old from Shaboura refugee camp in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, has since tried to obtain…
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February 8, 2019
Israel spraying herbicides inside Gaza violates int’l law, rights groups say
In an urgent letter to Israeli military officials, three human rights groups demand that Israel immediately stop spraying the dangerous chemicals into Gaza. The Israeli army is continuing to spray dangerous herbicides on agricultural fields inside the Gaza Strip, three years since +972 Magazine first reported on the practice. This week, three Palestinian and Israeli human rights…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
January 9, 2019
‘Gazans need to be able to breathe and feel hope for the future’
It’s impossible to know just how much Israel will loosen its restrictions on goods and movement of people in Gaza as it negotiates with Hamas. What’s clear is that a new approach is needed. Israel and Hamas are in the advanced stages of negotiations over a ceasefire, according to numerous media reports, that, in exchange for an…
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Edo Konrad
August 6, 2018
Top court hears first major challenge to IDF’s live fire in Gaza
Human rights groups argue the army’s open-fire regulations violate international law. The government claims the use of deadly force is justified — even against unarmed demonstrators. Israel’s High Court of Justice heard on Monday a major challenge to the IDF’s rules of engagement, which permit the use of live fire against demonstrators who pose no danger…
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Joshua Leifer
April 30, 2018
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