f a native English speaker chooses to get a will drawn up in English in Israel, will he, or his surviving relatives, have to go to the expense of getting a Hebrew translation for probate purposes ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 13 May, 2022Not as a rule, but only as an exception, and the discretion to order a translation must be reasonably exercised. The amended Inheritance Regulations of 1998 give English an advantage over other languages; no translation into Hebrew or Arabic of a will drafted in English is required, although the registrar or court dealing with an application for probate has discretion to order such.