I’m not sure I agree with the article.
I’m Israeli and leaned English in state schools. I do reasonably well. Sure people can tell on FR that my English is not necessarily American English, but mutual comprehension is seldom a problem unless I don’t understand and idiom or I try to translate a Hebrew idiom or saying without context.
With the exception of new immigrants and some educationally recalcitrant Arab groups, I don’t know if any group that is not reasonably fluent in English. Indeed, with new immigrants (chiefly Russian and Ukraine) the problem is not speaking English, it’s that they get along by speaking English and don’t learn Hebrew, which really limits their job and social prospects.
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That’s not lack of English skill. It’s an evil iPhone quick correct