Dr. ELZUBI to Al-Rai: When Food Becomes a Threatened Right in Jerusalem

According to food security expert Dr. Fadel ELZUBI, “The cost of the food basket in Jerusalem is between 25 and 35 percent higher compared to other Palestinian cities. At the same time, poor families spend more than 85 percent of their income on food and housing alone, which makes them extremely vulnerable to any further rise in prices.”

Dr. ELZUBI to Roya TV: The wide gap among Arab countries in arable land

ELZUBI stated: “Arab countries that possess a high percentage of fertile agricultural land—such as Sudan, Iraq, and Morocco—are still not investing in it as they should. Actual utilization remains far below the available potential due to weak infrastructure, limited financing, and the absence of regional integration.”

Dr ELZUBI to Al-Ghad: Will Syria once again become the Arabs’ agricultural gateway to Europe?

Former UN Food Ambassador Dr. Fadel ELZUBI explained that the lifting of the Caesar Act is not merely a legal or political event, but rather an economic transformation capable of redrawing the map of agricultural trade in the region for many years to come.
ELZUBI pointed out that this law had acted as a barrier, depriving Syria of its natural role as a bridge between East and West, and weakening Arab farmers’ ability to access European markets. He emphasized that with restrictions on Syria now lifted, the door has opened to a historic opportunity to rebuild the agricultural trade network and to revive Syria’s role as a key corridor for Arab and Jordanian agricultural products bound for Europe.