Open Mic Night at the U.N. ~ Hot Mic Caught Interpreters Opinion

papagiorgio200 | November 18, 2013
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The above video is a stylized version of the longer video found at U.N. Watch (http://tinyurl.com/m5fwxus). Here is The Blaze's story on it (http://tinyurl.com/kvx4w94)
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...The unnamed interpreter, unaware she was still being heard both by delegates and online via a live webcast, said, "I mean, I think when you have five statements, not five, like a total of ten resolutions on Israel and Palestine, there's gotta be something, c'est un peu trop, non? [It's a bit much, no?] I mean I know... There's other really bad shit happening, but no one says anything, about the other stuff."

After the translator spoke, the delegate chairing the meeting could be seen trying to suppress his laughter. This as other delegates laughed audibly after hearing the interpreter's candid opinion about their work, including her use of an expletive.

Once she realized what was happening, the translator said, "apologies" after which the Secretary of the meeting commented, "I understand there was a problem with interpretation?"

The translator could then be heard saying "The interpeter apologizes."

UN Watch, a non-governmental organization which monitors events at the United Nations, first caught the gaffe and posted a recording of it on YouTube.

The disproportionate targeting of Israel at the UN is a phenomenon about which TheBlaze has reported (for example, here [http://tinyurl.com/n2v64ek] and here [http://tinyurl.com/krtvz34]).
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See my post on it: http://tinyurl.com/k3fdj8m

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