A Humanitarian Fiasco Foretold

Policy analysis by Yara Ibrahim examining the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and the involvement of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in designing an aid distribution scheme intended to replace UNRWA operations in Gaza. The analysis argues that the failures of the GHF's humanitarian model were predictable given the structural conditions of the Israeli blockade, and documents the role of for-profit consultancy firms in shaping humanitarian policy in a context of active genocide. Situates the GHF scheme within Israel's broader effort to use humanitarian architecture to legitimize control over aid access and Palestinian freedom of movement. Recommended for researchers studying the privatization of humanitarian aid in Gaza, the political economy of the blockade, and the role of US-linked institutions and consultancy firms in shaping humanitarian policy during the genocide—valuable for anyone examining the GHF controversy and its wider political implications. Published by the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center's Diwan blog.