Grok also suggests Hebrew has unique characteristics that make Hebrew posts on X appear more inflammatory than they really are when auto-translated.

Grok has a particular objection to translating figurative language, e.g. "iron fist" (in Hebrew) should not be translated into English as "iron fist".

3/3 The chatbot, Grok, has been busy on X trying to persuade sceptical X users that this was a brilliant idea, but it now seems to have been abandoned.

2/3 This wasn’t due to a bug in the system but the result of a policy decision not to translate Hebrew-language posts that artificial intelligence had classified as “inflammatory”. Meanwhile, Hebrew posts deemed to be “neutral” were unaffected.

6/6 Among other things, UKLFI claims Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is lawful and that Jewish settlements there are legitimate. It objects to talk of apartheid as strongly as it objects to talk of genocide.

5/6 UKLFI insists there is no evidence of genocide and portrays the allegations as a backdoor way of stirring up antisemitism. It describes them as an example of “Holocaust Inversion”.

4/6 One of its targets is a series of posters by Médecins Sans Frontières which mention genocide. UKLFI claims they are "insulting" and illegal under two sections of the Public Order Act.

3/6 Since the beginning of July it has taken up at least ten separate cases of distress  among Israel's supporters – some of them upset by seeing the word “genocide”, others by the sight of Palestinian flags.

2/6 UKLFI is providing legal support for people claiming to be distressed  –  not by the terrible situation in Gaza but by public condemnations of it. al-bab.com/blog/2025/08...

6/6 Among other things, UKLFI claims Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is lawful and that Jewish settlements there are legitimate. It objects to talk of apartheid as strongly as it objects to talk of genocide.

5/6 UKLFI insists there is no evidence of genocide and portrays the allegations as a backdoor way of stirring up antisemitism. It describes them as an example of “Holocaust Inversion”.

4/6 One of its targets is a series of posters by Médecins Sans Frontières which mention genocide. UKLFI claims they are "insulting" and illegal under two sections of the Public Order Act.

3/6 Since the beginning of July it has taken up at least ten separate cases of distress  among Israel's supporters – some of them upset by seeing the word “genocide”, others by the sight of Palestinian flags.

Shush! Don't mention genocide! (1 February 2025) al-bab.com/blog/2025/02...

Pro-Israel lawyers target climate activists over Gaza (10 January 2025) al-bab.com/blog/2025/01...