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Palestinian arrested after posting 'Good morning' on Facebook
West Bank builder held by police after software mistranslated his message
October 23, 2017 13:25
West Bank builder held by police after software mistranslated his message
October 23, 2017 13:25A Palestinian builder was arrested by Israeli police in the West Bank after he posted a message reading “good morning” to Facebook, which was mistranslated from Arabic to “attack them”.
Khalawim Khalawi posted the message with a photo of himself next to a bulldozer in the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit, where he works last week.
Facebook automatically translated it to “attack them” in Hebrew, and “hurt them” in English, Haaretz reported.
The Judea and Samaria District police were quickly notified of the post.
