English in Israel and Palestine
Seeing as Hebrew is a very tiny language, just like Swedish, are Israelis in general good at English, so a tourist like myself can make it? I've noticed that if the language is not used internationally that much, and the country doesn't dub English language media, the people learn English quickly with no fuzz.
So, a related question would be, how well does English work on the West Bank since Arabic is such a massive language?
Best Answer
English is taught in Israeli schools from primary school, and as you mentioned, foreign media is subtitled and not dubbed (except for media targeted toward children). Most people have at least basic or better knowledge of English and will be able to help a tourist. Also most public signs have an English translation, and many restaurants will have an English menu.
I can't say what is the English level among the Palestinians.
You might also have luck with other languages, 15% of the (total) Israeli population are immigrants from the former USSR, so you will probably be able to find a Russian speaking person almost anywhere. And in some cities, where the concentration of immigrants from France and South America is high, you might be able to find French and Spanish speakers. This addresses only the Jewish population of Israel, and doesn't hold true for the Israeli Arabs, or the West Bank.
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As a Palestinian, the majority of Palestinians who can speak English fluently is high. For example, in my class you can take 10 students who can speak it fluently, and 10 students will speak English but with some mistakes either in grammar or vocabulary. The rest of them will speak and understand the basics. Maybe the reason why we Palestinians speak English fluently is that a lot of us were born in USA, or because they teach us English from the 1st grade.
Answer 3
The short answer is that English will work for almost all tourist transactions in both Israel proper and the West Bank. Long distance bus drivers are required to know English, but sometimes it’s weak. Taxi drivers may pretend not to understand "Please use the meter".
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