Episode 19 - Pastor Doug Gestwick of St. Luke's United Methodist Church

On this week's Radio Against Apartheid, Pastor Doug Gestwick of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Yorktown, Virginia, joins us on the program. Pastor Doug speaks with DJ Matt Graber about his pilgrimages to the Holy Land, his personal relationship with Father Elias Chakour, the Archbishop of the Galilee, and about his work as a delegate to the World Methodist Council.

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Palestine News Network answered listeners' nominations of inspirational women in recognition of International Women's Day on March 8. PNN's Lydia David updated us on Palestinian prisoner Hana al Shalabi, who has not eaten for 21 days in protest of her arbitrary detention by the Israeli military. Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, today released a call to action to people of conscience for the release of all female Palestinian political prisoners.

DJ Ev Daddy and DJ Matt Graber returned from a trip to Washington, D.C. last weekend to demonstrate as a part of Occupy AIPAC. The American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, commonly referred to as the Israeli lobby, held their annual conference at the DC convention center and DJ Ev Daddy and DJ Matt Graber joined over 130 other organizations from across the country, including Occupy Wall Street, to protest the pandering of the US congress and President Barack Obama to the Israeli lobby group. The Real News reports, "Occupy AIPAC Opposes War and Sanctions Against Iran"; and Occupy AIPAC's website has everything related to the weekend, including several disruptions of the AIPAC convention.