113 newspaper127, nor was a judicial decision issued in this respect. The above‐ mentioned newspapers have obtained official licenses from the Ministry of Information as well as the relevant authorities. In the Gaza Strip, in contrast, the Security Services of the Ministry of the Interior prohibited the distribution of certain newspapers on the pretext of bias towards one party over the other, including a lack of objectivity as well as non‐ professionalism. The Security Services of the Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip prevented the entry of the three daily newspapers (Al‐quds, Al‐Hayyat Al‐Jadeedeh and Al‐ Ayyam issued in the West Bank) to the Gaza Strip under the pretext of bias in favor of one party against the other party, and the lack of neutrality and professionalism in journalism. One example took place on 08/07/2010, the police stationed near Beit Hanoun crossing, stopping the distributors of the three local newspapers while they were going to receive the newspapers for distribution. They were told about the decision to prevent them from accessing the terminal to receive the newspapers, after the Israeli authorities informed the Director of Coordination and Liaison in Ramallah, allowing their entry on 06/07/2010. When the distributors of the newspapers reviewed the Interior Ministry in Gaza, they were told by the officials that the newspapers were banned from entering Gaza, due to the fact that the Government in the West Bank prevented (Al‐Risalah and Palestine Newspapers) from printing and distribution in the West Bank. II ‐ Freedom of Opinion and Expression The right to freedom of opinion and expression is one of the most fundamental human rights, one characteristic of democratic societies and political systems, and enshrined in all international conventions and national legislations because of its extreme importance. With the polarization of the Palestinian political system, the exercise of this right has seen a marked decline in 2010 in Palestine. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas 127 According to an interview convened by ICHR with Nimr Edwan , the Director of Press and Publications at the Ministry of Information