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Why do tent protesters ban the word ‘occupation’?

Alon Idan in Haaretz:

Why does the protest movement ban the word “occupation”? Because using that word would dramatically reduce the number of protesters; it would stir disagreement and splinter the movement. Such factionalism would turn the protest into a “political” entity and expunge its populist character.

The occupation… is not mentioned in the tent camps because it threatens to eclipse the protest. This ongoing paradox spells its ultimate demise.

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