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| '''Israeli Occupation Forces''' ('''IOF''') is a term used to describe the ] by pro-] advocates.<ref>'.' ]</ref> The term contrasts with the official name of the ], which they regard as deeply misleading.<ref>Cook, Jonathan. '.' ''antiwar.com'' 2006-08-29</ref> It has become standard terminology for the ]'s International Press Center<ref>As of 2008-02-07 Google indexed 1,420 pages at ipc.gov.ps containing "israeli occupation forces" and 117 containing "israel defense forces" or "idf".</ref> and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.<ref>As of 2008-02-07 Google indexed 984 pages at pchrgaza.org containing "israeli occupation forces" and 86 containing "israel defense forces" or "idf".</ref> Ben Mor of ] cites it as an example of ] discussion of the ].<ref>Mor, Ben D. '.' Paper presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago 04-2003</ref> ] recommends against using the term, saying it makes one appear to be ].<ref>Finkelstein, Norman. '' Workshop hosted by The Federation of Student Islamic Societies at Birkbeck College, University of London. 2008-01-23 | |||
| <br/>Quote: "It is the IDF, and it's also illegally occupying Gaza, it's illegally invading them. But don't use terminology which is going to make it seem as if you're a propagandist. Use the terminology that everybody else uses. You should insist on But I would not use 'IOF.' It's 'IDF.' We don't have to become propagandists because we could just use the mainstream and still succeed."</ref> | |||
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