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Israeli MPs to take Hebrew lessons

Categorised in: Politics
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Members of the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, have been told to improve their use of the Hebrew language. BBC Radio 4 has reported that MPs are speaking Hebrew badly and are using too many English and Arabic words in their speeches. Now MPs are to take courses to improve their knowledge of the language.

Hebrew as a spoken language died out in classical times but was revived towards the end of the nineteenth century. Over the years a number of people have suggested that Hebrew provides a good example of how a language can be revived for contemporary use.

To hear the report click on the link below for the Today programme for 7 April. The report is 14 minutes and 19 seconds in to the section that lasts from 0830 to 0900.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/to