Rise in price of falafel leaves Palestinians hangry
The price hike of a falafel sandwich, a popular street food once available to all, has stirred wide resentment amid the increase of prices of other foodstuffs.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Nidal Sharaf watches the workflow at his restaurant, Nasr, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Sharaf recently had to raise prices.
Nasr, which Sharaf’s father opened in 1971, serves falafel, a street food staple whose recipe has been inherited by Palestinians over the years.
Palestinians eat falafel sandwiches on an almost daily basis, and they resent the recent price hike of commodities across the Palestinian territories.
In early February, Nasr raised the price of its falafel sandwich from 2 shekels to 2.5 shekels (about 77 cents). The significant rise in food and consumer prices across Palestine prompted consumers to take to the streets in protest.
