Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Lost in Translation

The BBC translation guide for the Middle East (with assistance from Mark Regev, BBC spokesperson for Israel and Palestine):

Word for Israeli combatant captured by Hamas = 'hostage'

Word for Palestinian combatant captured by the IDF = 'murderer'

Holding cell for Israeli combatant captured by Hamas = 'dungeon'

Holding cell for Palestinian combatant captured by the IDF = 'prison'

Description of Israeli combatant on his release = 'pale', 'gaunt', 'thin'

Description of Palestinian combatant on his release = none heard

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