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<p>For Immediate Release</p>
<p>Regional Palestine solidarity groups to protest PA manufacturer of tear gas on MLK Day<br />
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On  January 1, 2011, 36-year-old Palestinian Jawaher Abu Rahmah from the  West Bank village of Bil’in died from tear gas inhalation suffered at a  protest against the construction of Israel’s apartheid wall and Israeli  settlements. Jawaher is the most recent protester killed by tear gas  fired by the Israeli military. Jawaher’s brother Bassem was also killed  in 2009 when an extended range CSI tear gas canister was fired at his  chest. US citizens Tristan Anderson and Emily Henochowicz were seriously  injured by tear gas canisters.</p>
<p>The US company Combined Systems  Inc. (CSI) located in Jamestown, PA provides much of Israel’s tear gas.  The Israeli military uses CSI tear gas as a weapon during the nonviolent  demonstrations in the West Bank against Israel’s illegal confiscation  of Palestinian land for Israeli settlements. Bil’in’s nonviolent  demonstrations occur every Friday.</p>
<p>In solidarity with Palestinian  nonviolent demonstrations and in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s  legacy, a broad coalition of human rights groups in Pittsburgh, Erie,  Youngstown, and Cleveland are calling for a mass protest at CSI  headquarters in Jamestown, PA on Monday, January 17 at 12:00 PM. There  will be a march and nonviolent demonstration where activists will carry  signs and distribute literature to CSI workers and the public.</p>
<p>In  2007 and 2008, the US State Department provided $1.85 million worth of  tear gasses and riot control agents to Israel as part of the US’s $3  billion in annual military aid to Israel. Some of the protestors’  demands include immediate cessation of production and sale of tear gas  by CSI and the immediate suspension of all trade by CSI with Israel.  Activists sent a letter to CSI which stated their demands and requested a  meeting and are awaiting a response.</p>
<p>On Friday, January 14, Pitt  Students for Justice in Palestine will host “Tear Gas Teach-In,” a  panel discussion with activists who have witnessed firsthand the use of  CSI tear gas at the nonviolent demonstrations in Palestine. This event  will be held at 5:00 PM in the University of Pittsburgh’s William Pitt  Union.</p>
<p>CSI Headquarters is located at 388 Kinsman Rd Jamestown, PA<br />
For more information on the killing of Jawaher Abu Rahmah visit: <a id="link_0" rel="nofollow" href="http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11710.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3b5998;"><span>http://electronicintifada.</span></span>net/v2/article11710.shtml</a></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;">For more information, contact:</p>
<p>Jonas Moffat, Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine: joeskillet@riseup.net</p>
<p>Kate Daher, Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee: katedaher@yahoo.com</p>
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