It is this thinking that now guides her efforts to improve the lives of citizens in Ramallah, located in the West Bank.
While Ramallah has not suffered the same level of destruction as Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, the conflict has caused widespread job losses, the threat of starvation, daily inconveniences and psychological turmoil among Palestinians.
Ms Sabi is currently the business development leader to a team of 66 Palestinians at a multinational software development company. While the number may seem modest, she believes every job is important.
“Creating 10 jobs in Palestine now, it makes a difference because 10 jobs, it means 10 homes, it means 10 families, and maybe even more, because we have extended families. It means that at least 15 families would have a living, would have food on the table, and they would stay in Palestine,” she said.
With the first phase of a ceasefire agreement in place, she hopes to increase the number of employees to 200 in the medium term.
In the longer term, Ms Sabi wants to mirror the success of Singapore, which also does not have natural resources.
“So the only thing that we can do, as you did, is invest in education, first of all, and second, invest in the services sector, which is what I’m doing currently,” she said.
Source: CNA
