PalThink for Strategic Studies

Policy paper: The Russia–Ukraine war and Palestine's food-security dilemma — the worst is yet to come / Omar Shaban & Yahya Qaoud

The paper discusses the Ukraine war's effects on food security in Palestine — the economic consequences of food shortages and price rises, and the divergent government policies in the West Bank and Gaza — and offers alternatives to reduce the risks.

Author
The editorial team
Date
2022-06-12

The paper discusses the effects of the war in Ukraine on food security in Palestine, and documents the potential economic consequences of food shortages and rising prices on the one hand, and the divergence of government policies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on the other. It presents a set of alternatives and proposals that would reduce the risks to which food security in Palestine could be exposed.

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