They all have families to support
                       
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           Fuad Sabti Jouda, 48 years old 
From the village of Iraq at-Tayeh 
Did not get a permit 
To work in Israel. 
 
To support his four children, 
He, like thousands of others. 
Crossed every morning 
A breach in the Separation Fence. 
 
On Sunday this week, 
An army Jeep arrived. 
The soldiers shot a heavy barrage 
Of tear gas grenades. 
 
Fuad Sabti Jouda did not know 
That his heart had a hidden defect. 
Though not disturbing normal life, 
Such a hidden defect 
Can cause death 
On inhaling a large dose of tear gas. 
That is what happened. 
 
Will the other workers 
Who saw him fall down and die 
Stop crossing the Fence every morning? 
No. They all have families to support.                       | 
          
         
        
                29/01/21 
        
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