The challenge for business owners in the Gaza Strip: Prolonged instability

This study explores the challenges of business owners in the Gaza Strip. A detailed review of the history of the Gaza Strip allows the authors to examine the current economic, social, political, and security situation in the Gaza Strip. Although periods of instability are normal for most organizations, they are often followed by periods of stability. However, the situation in the Gaza Strip keeps moving from one type of instability to another type of instability. The conclusion is that it the Gaza Strip suffers from multiple problems that make the situation chronically unstable. It is argued that there is a gap in the academic literature and that a new term must be coined to adequately describe the situation in the Gaza Strip. The expression “prolonged instability” is proposed to describe the situation in the Gaza Strip.