"THE NEWS"

• Washington Post
  U.S. revokes Palestinian scholarship students' visas, by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters (5 August 2008).
• Chicago Tribune
  US revokes visas for Palestinian Fulbright scholars from Gaza
  Washington Post:
  US nixes visas for Gaza Fulbrighters
  both articles by Matthew Lee, Associated Press (4 August 2008).
• Chicago Tribune
  Gaza Palestinians to spy in exchange for treatment,
  Washington Post:
  Activists: Israel bullying ill Palestinians to spy:
  both articles by Diaa Hadid, Associated Press (4 August 2008).

"ONLINE REPORTS"

• COHRE - On the Occassion of the Sixth Special Session of the Human Rights Council: Concerning Violations of the Fundamental Rights caused by the Blockade and Sanctions on Gaza - On the Matter of Human Rights Violations taking Place in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including Recent Actions in Gaza and Nablus (23 January 2008) - On 23 & 24 January 2008, the United Nations Human Rights Council held a Special Session on the oPt. At this session COHRE released the findings of its position paper Hostage to Politics and raised its concern about the impact that sanctions and the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip are having on the water and sanitation sectors and hindering the realization of a number of rights for residents of Gaza.
• Human Rights Watch - US: Challenge Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza Students (3 June 2008).
• COHRE - Hostage to Politics: The impact of the sanctions and blockade on the human right to water and sanitation in Gaza. (June 2008) - in light of the continuing deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip, COHRE revised and updated its previous position paper and released the report Hostage to Politics: The impact of the sanctions and blockade on the human right to water and sanitation in Gaza.
• Human Rights Watch - US/Israel: Bush Should Press for End to Gaza Closure (13 May 2008).
• Human Rights Watch - Gaza Fuel Cuts: Civilians Pay the Price Photos Show Impact on Daily Life (23 April 2008).
• International Committee of the Red Cross - Gaza: new washing machines at last for beleaguered hospital, by (29 February 2008) - Following 5 months of negotiations, ICRC was able to arrange transport of two washing machines to the hospital in the Gaza village of Khan Younis as part of the limited humanitarian goods allowed into Gaza by Israel since Israel imposed the blockade in June of 2007.
• Human Rights Watch - Israel/Gaza: Israeli Blockade Unlawful Despite Gaza Border Breach - Indiscriminate Palestinian Rocket Attacks Violate International Law (26 January 2008).
• Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch oral statement on Gaza to the UN Human Rights Council (24 January 2008).
• United Nations - Sixth Special Session of the Human Rights Council Concludes with Call on Israel to end Siege Imposed on Occupied Gaza Strip (24 January 2008).
• Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch written statement on Gaza to the UN Human Rights Council. Human Rights Watch advocacy document for the sixth special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council addressing the human rights situation in Gaza and West Bank town of Nablus. (22 January 2008).
• International Committee of the Red Cross - Gaza: ICRC and Qatar Red Crescent provide last minute help to Khan Yunis, by Andrea Koenig (7 January 2008) - This report describes the huge sewage overflow threatening the Gaza town of Khan Younis which is due to the failure of Gaza's sewage treatment facilities due to the Israeli blockade.
• Electronic Intifada The Gaza Strip: Disengagement two years on (24 November 2007).
• International Committee of the Red Cross - Gaza: thousands of trapped Palestinians finally able to return home (8 August 2007) - Thousands of Gaza citizens were stranded for nearly two months at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which was closed following the Hamas takeover of Palestinian Authority institutions. A political solution was found at the end of July, allowing the gradual return of the Palestinians.
• If Americans Knew - Can the Arab World be Turned into Gaza's Jailers? Divide and Rule, Israeli-Style (June 26, 2007).
• Electronic Intifada - A setback for the Bush doctrine in Gaza (14 June 2007).
• B'Tselem - The Gaza Strip - One Big Prison (May, 2007).

"OFFLINE REFERENCE MATERIALS"