“The October Surprise?”

Michael Peach

The question now is whether,
On the pretext of pre-empting
An Iranian Bomb
(Which, like October the Seventh,
He himself may have helped create),
Netanyahu,
In order to destroy Israeli democracy,
Re-occupy the Gaza strip,
Annex the West Bank
And expel the homeless Palestinians,
Will cross the Rubicon
By launching a massive assault
On Iran’s nuclear sites,
In the hope of dragging the ardent Zionists
Biden and Starmer
And his autocratic Sunni allies –
Including, in practice, M.B.S.–
Into an all-out war;
And thus help his co-conspirator
Donald J.Trump
Win the American Election.

Ramat Gan
13 September 2024

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