Reply To: Living in Israel while being unknowledgeable of Hebrew

(NOT an answer to Slonimer)
Many families, generally where the father/husband is in Kollel, are in E.Y. for only a few years so they don’t bother learning Hebrew. Even for their kids, the native tongue (probably English) of the country they emigrated from is more important, so that they can manage linguistically down the road. I’d call them temporary oilim, although sometimes plans/circumstances change.