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Dual Purpose

Dual Purpose

19 January 2026 /Posted byMike Jenkins
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‘Untitled Bench Painting (Palestine)’ by Narbi Price

By Mike Jenkins

Pencils? For writing, of course,
But above all weapons to put out eyes.

Wheelchairs for those disabled by bombs,
But vitally parts for Hamas’ guns.

Solar panels and energy from the sun;
Yet they provide shields for terrorists.

Aluminium poles for many tents,
Each a potential missile.

Generators because they have no power
Would be used in the tunnels of ….yes, Hamas.

Green sleeping bags for all with no beds;
The perfect camouflage for enemies.

Water purification tablets with everything contaminated;
They (you know who) would use for themselves.

Electronic components for hospital machinery,
To build more lethal devices no doubt.

Vehicle parts? For the cars and lorries ….
Used and controlled by Hamas.

We inspect them thoroughly. So much suspicious!
We stop the aid trucks. Dual purpose!

Tags: Gaza genocide, Israeli war crimes
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Mike Jenkins is a retired teacher who lives in Merthyr Tydfil, in the Welsh Valleys. He’s the editor of several anthologies for Culture Matters, including Yer Ower Voices! and We Not Me / Ni Nid Fi, anthologies of radical poetry from Cymru. Mike is an activist in both the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the ecosocialist republican movement Cymru Rising / Cymru’n Codi.

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