Syrian fluke in translation on Facebook: 'Our name is s***'
Below the Arabic caption, an additional caption in Hebrew was supposed to mean the same and serve a warning to Israelis, but got lost in translation.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFA man is silhouetted against a video screen with a Twitter and a Facebook logo(photo credit: DADO RUVIC/REUTERS)
Syrian propagandists published a post on Facebook intended as a threat in Arabic and Hebrew on Saturday night, aiming to intimidate Israel after saying Israel missiles targeted Damascus airport Saturday evening.According to a reports by Syrian media, a military position was struck by several missiles close to Damascus airport and Syrian air defense fired in response.Less than two hours later, a Syrian regime propaganda page named "Dimashq Now" - Damascus Now - released a photo with an Arabic caption that means, "Our skies are ours, forbidden to others." Below that, an additional caption in Hebrew was supposed to mean the same and serve a warning to Israelis, but got lost in translation.To their regret, the line in Hebrew actually read, "Our name is s**t to others."Israeli media was quick to pick up on the fluke, and the post was tweeted and retweeted several times.
Oy Gevalt. Good job by #Syrian propagandists who fail to properly translate "Our skies are ours and it is forbidden to anyone else". Instead they wrote "Our name is shit to everyone else" https://t.co/ERw5vvhbT3
