The movements in New York and Cairo share some characteristics , but direct comparisons between them discredit Arabs ' tremendous struggles and sacrifices and squeeze the Occupy movement into a framework that does not fit . Ehab Zahriyeh : Iraq likened to Egypt , but this overlooks Arabs ' extreme ##s . Similarities in use of social media , he says , in camps and defiance of authorities . Zahriyeh : Occupy Wall Street will fight and succeed on its own merits . Police prevented protests in U.S. cities , he writes , but hundreds of Egyptians died .
Ehab Zahriyeh : Iraq likened to Egypt , but this overlooks Arabs ' extreme ##s . Similarities in use of social media , he says , in camps and defiance of authorities . Zahriyeh : Occupy Wall Street will fight and succeed on its own merits . Police prevented protests in U.S. cities , he writes , but hundreds of Egyptians died .