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Acclaimed English playwright Peter Oswald embarks on 13-day pilgrimage for Palestine
People take part in the National march for Palestine in central London organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, August 3, 2024

ACCLAIMED English poet Peter Oswald began a 13-day pilgrimage for Palestine today from Bristol to Parliament Square in London.

The former playwright in residence at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was working with Gazan girls on a production of King Lear when Israel began its onslaught following the October 7 attacks.

He had been working free of charge for the Hands Up Project, which works with volunteers around the world to teach Palestinian children English.

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