The Foreign Ministry Can't Write Properly

Israel's Foreign Ministry publishes updates on government pronouncements, events and other important developments. Unfortunately, the English is not that successful or even correct.

Here's the posting that went out early this morning:

Response of PM Sharon to Shilo terrorist attack - Aug 17, 2005
18/08/2005 6:42:09
Shalom, Yisrael Medad
**Response of PM Sharon to Shilo terrorist attack - Aug 17, 2005
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Information Department, Israel Foreign Ministry - Jerusalem
Website: http://www.mfa.gov.il
E-mail: feedback@mfa.gov.il

And this is the short note I sent to their feedback address:-

Your translation is in error.

This was not the "Shilo Terrorist Attack".

This was the "Asher Vizgan Terror Attack".

Shiloh did not kill anybody.

No one who lives in Shiloh killed anyone.

One person, one individual killed. A community did not kill.