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Why the Struggle for Palestine Is a Struggle Against ‘Fossil Capitalism’

Palestinian survival in Gaza is inseparable from the fight for the future of the planet.

Feb 09, 2026
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President Donald Trump and international leaders at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

By Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox, and Rafeef Ziadah

Adam Hanieh is Professor of Political Economy and Global Development at the University of Exeter and the author of Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market.

Robert Knox is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool.

Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian organizer and Senior Lecturer in Politics at King’s College London. She is the co-editor, with Brenna Bhandar, of Revolutionary Feminisms: Conversations on Collective Action and Radical Thought.

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