APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday October 22, 2017
Quote of the day:
"What I’m about to write is difficult, and it’s important for me that you read it to the end, even if
you end up losing sleep over it, as I hope it will prompt you to do something."
--In an Op-Ed on Yedioth's front page, the former commander of the Northern Command, Major-General (res.) Amiram Levin, warns Israelis that the Netanyahu government is dragging the country into war.*
You Must Be Kidding:
“Good morning.”
The Facebook post written in Arabic by a Palestinian worker last week, for which he was arrested by Israel Police because they relied on automatic translation software, which erroneously translated the post. Facebook translated “good morning” as “attack them” in Hebrew and “hurt them” in English.**
--In an Op-Ed on Yedioth's front page, the former commander of the Northern Command, Major-General (res.) Amiram Levin, warns Israelis that the Netanyahu government is dragging the country into war.*
You Must Be Kidding:
“Good morning.”
The Facebook post written in Arabic by a Palestinian worker last week, for which he was arrested by Israel Police because they relied on automatic translation software, which erroneously translated the post. Facebook translated “good morning” as “attack them” in Hebrew and “hurt them” in English.**
In a recent interview, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman – a long-time supporter of
Israeli settlements – falsely claimed that Israel occupies “only 2 percent” of the West Bank.
As 
