And later that evening, the ones that helped you told their friends: “Today I have seen it all. A guy with an Israeli accent pretending he couldn’t read Hebrew!”😂
Actually he has a stronger European accent than Hebrew. For all they knew he was European. English is the unversial language between Europe Israel and the U.S. so most people will go that route.
Actually its true for everything except cars. Israelis replace their vehicle every 3 years and usually feel like a 6 years old car would be in the shop every two days, so they buy new one.
Thank you for your video. My family and I who are Americans and do not speak Hebrew spent six weeks in Israel last summer. Everyone was willing to help us. The people were super nice and went out of their way to help us. We love Israel and we love Israelis. Go Israel.
@@mosheshadi6722 I've often wanted to visit Israel, & yes, if I could do that with no financial benefit to its grossly oppressive & unjust regime I would. When it starts behaving like a civilised nation & sits round a table *on an equal basis* with those having equal claim on Palestinian territory, we can all start to move on. And Jewish & non Jewish in the occupied territories can feel safe. The settlers need to withdraw from whence they settled by force of IDF & their own arms.
We spent 5 weeks travelling around Israel and I found the issue of filling our car with petrol the most stressful of all the situations we found ourselves in. The biggest reason was that while one was trying to fill our vehicle, impatient locals often hooted and gesticulated impatiently, and understandably so, as we simply were not au fait with the complicated process and were holding them up. We often had to rely on helpful locals and on a few occasions when they were not around, the attendant inside the station had to come out to help. You can imagine my embarrassment and confusion coming from South Africa where we don't even climb out of our vehicles when filling our cars.
soooooooo controlling . It's just stupid gas people , and why is it only in Hebrw not in Arabic or the international language of English. Stupid is what stupid does. dumb or are they? They don't want you driving around , you might learn sumpthing. 🧐🤓
Buying gaz for my rental was the most stressful thing in Jerusalem. I spent 29 shekels at the pump and was charged on my credit card $193 dollars. I had to go back, next day, to the gaz station to speak with the manager. They took 6 days to refund my money back. So my recommendation is to buy gaz cash always. Learned my lesson.
As a guy who’s used to work in a gas station in israel it’s horrible that’s majority of the gas stations companies don’t add language options, i think only paz (פז) have this option but not 100% because they expensive. I always helped tourists or English speakers because i love to help but the russians are difficult especially because majority of them don’t speak English (some of them are israelies and they don’t speak hebrew) I always got help from my friend that’s speak russian if she’d work with me on the same day or use google translate if I didn’t start the pump.
The world does not owe tourists especially Americans and Brits to have stuff in their langauge. They can use translation tools or go inside. At least your nation is strong enough to defend against neo-colonialist english culture.
I cannot understand why the pumps are not in English. Normally, I pay in cash but I decided this trip to pay with a card. I wish I would have seen your video a month ago. I did find out there is an override number to enter an overseas credit card but it seems like very few people knew about it. We also found out in Jerusalem that you cannot buy gas with a foreign credit card after 10 p.m. I did note in your videos that you had help from virtually everyone you ask, as always I found this to be the case in Israel no matter what I needed help with. The most helpful people I've ever met.
Hi Dana, I believe Hebrew is preferred because of the difficulty of having it preserved during the diaspora and reclaimed when Israel became a nation again. It is the only language to have ever ceased and re-emerged as the national language. For that reason I believe Jews regard Hebrew more than just a language but part of their cultural identity. Blessings
@@lilymcnabb6621 this is a gas station were talking about. Most people that travel in this part of the world know at least basic English. In fact, I rarely meet anyone in Israel (under 50) that doesn't speak or read at least basic English. Every single street sign is also in English and Arabic. Virtually every restaurant has its menu available in English. Seems to me a filling station should be a pretty easy thing to accommodate travelers.
Well I can only guess that if they accommodated English, then Arabic, French, etc.... probably best to just assume folks can figure out a gas pump. This video showed that folks seemed pretty helpful
Because the world is not the domain of Americans and Brits culture where we have the right to have instructions in every country served up in our language. What you are asking is crazy, you are asking Israel a Hebrew and arabic language nation to bend to your neo-imperialism. How about you get off your ass when you travel and either pay inside knowing basic hello, please and thank yous etc or use the myriad of translation tools on your phone on the pump. The world does not owe bending to your self entitled wish to be spoken to in English just because you think the US and UK own the worlds culture.
I wish I'd seen this video a few weeks ago when my sister and I had to get gas with a rented car. She's lived in Israel 20 years, pretty fluent in Hebrew and we still had trouble.. But a kind stranger helped us out
We are leaving in 3 days for Israel and renting a car for 3 weeks. This is very helpful! Thank you! We have ordered your tour books and downloaded the app!
Currently here in Israel. This worked beautifully! I didn’t need cash like the two previous fillips on this trip. I used 111111127 as to ID (saw on another post) and 111111 for the vehicle number. Google translate helped me real time get past the prompts.
I think it was quite interesting your observations and description of getting fuel. I loved your camping area, but was amazed at how completely desolate it was with absolutely zero trees, but I love the desert and would totally enjoy a camping experience like that. I liked this style of video.
Unfortunately, I also had to learn during my last holiday in Israel that refuelling a car can become a highly complicated process. Thank you very much for this very practical instruction!
Such a great help. Thank you. I spend so much time im Israel looking for a gas station with an open shop, so I could get gas without using the pump station with Herbrew instructions. Great video. PS: I spend even more time finding a working money mashine. It was so hard to get cash within Israel without extensive extra charges. Maybe another video?
Great video! I already knew about the 9999999 for Israeli ID but didn't know you could skip the licence plate also :-) this saves me running back and forth reading the plate! I also agree that most people will help you :-) thanks for the video Oren !
Usually when I give my card beforehand, they take the money for a full tank and it automatically return the money for the gaz I didn't pump. The only reason for returning to the cashier is to get the receipt if I want it.
Thank you for posting this! This is actually the most tricky part of traveling - things look the same as back home, but work differently. And nobody understands what the issue is, as this is NORMAL in that place. For instance, I would be standing there, wondering, why the pump is not working, not knowing you need to pay in advance…
The problem is that a lot of stations won't take foreign card, neither at the pump, nor at the shop. Only one or two large chains would actually accept foreign cards.
Our experience was very positive, concerning support by Israeli. That even helt when I botched up trying to leave a car park in TA, hindering the other drivers to leave for minutes. When they recognised me being a tourist, they immediately relaxed and helped.
Thank you! I bought your app for tours and recommendations and it helped me alot. Also, your videos, like this one, helped me greatly during my stay in Israel. Hopefully I can come back soon. Again thank you oren.
Todah raba, Oren !!! i watched your video, before we flew to Israel in last month, and the most Israelis are really helpful. May the Allmighty God of Israel protect you, your family and all people who have peace or are seeking peace with the God of Israel. Shalom alechem !!!
First of all, You will be asked for your ID not only in gas stations in Israel, but also in many Israeli e-commerce websites. The reason is called "3D Secure", a method used by internation credit card companies to ensure that the card owner is using the card. There are a few methods to implement it, requesting ID is one of them. Businesses are not have to implement it, but if they are, it will be really difficult for the card owner to deny this transaction.
Make more useful videos like these. Simple daily life videos - how to pump gas, his checkout at supermarkets work. What are the popular stores. How to travel around the country. Checkpoints. How to deal with police, etc.
Great information, this has been a recurring problem for me. We did not have such good luck asking for help. A couple of times we ended up paying cash, which is a problem with our company travel policy. We figured out the plate number, but no one told us about the ID number.
I loved driving in Israel, especially the northern part of Israel! To fill up my tank from near empty cost me 230 NIS each time. Everyone I spoke to helped me and they spoke English well. In the West Bank, I had to pay in cash. I rented a car through Hertz at the airport for 5 days for $300. There is also an insurance I had to pay for at $23 per day.
I never drive in Israel. I don't have your courage. That's why I rely on the bus, taxis, or the light rail in Jerusalem. Except for the bus system in Tiberias, it usually works out fine.
@@MFPhoto1 Driving in Jerusalem can be a bit hard, though I did it with a manual car in tight streets, I don't recommend this experience :) As an Israeli, when I can, I won't drive to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv area, since those areas always have traffic jams, but for the rest of the country it's pretty easy.
@@godsgreenearthtravel777 I have a Haifa story for you. The first time I visited the city, I was in a cab going downhill on a winding road. The driver did not seem to think it necessary to hold onto the wheel. It's the only time in Israel I truly felt endangered. There are some good cab drivers, but the bad ones don't like passengers' suggestions.
@@dors5969 The worst I have seen in Israel is Beer Sheba. The city is growing, but the downtown streets are not. One Friday afternoon during my last visit to that city, I was trying to take a cab back to my hotel. We couldn't move an inch for quite a long time. There are fewer cars in Beer Sheba than in either Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, but the downtown streets can't handle what they've got.
Thanks a lot for your channel. I really hope that all of your informations will help me an my husband in our vacation. We´re starting tomorrow and ißve watched your videos since two months to be prepared for your beautiful country!!! I´m so looking forward. Your videos are really helpful. Thanks Oren! Great Job!!!
It's a security feature for your credit card. Each credit card has your ID number encoded in it. Also, you can't just type in any 9 digit number for a foreign card. It has to be a valid ID number. The 9th digit of the ID number is actually a check digit calculated by the computer in the pump based on the first 8 digits (which is the actual ID number). If the last digit doesn't come out to what you entered, the number is rejected. That's why knowing the formula (it's not a secret, look it up in Wikipedia) people can make up numbers that work such as 111111127.
In the UK. We drive on the opposite side of the road. When I was in Israel I hired a car, had to get my Israeli friend to drive it. 😂. I couldn't get the nack of it. I guess it's just something we get used to eventually
@@banto1 In the most populous country, India, people drive on the correct side, as well as Pakistan, Japan, half of Africa, Australia, NZ, UK, ... I could go on zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I was able to get the gas attendant to help but he didn't speak english. I was surprised soon after that my credit card was precharged for about 600 NIS for my small rental car. I knew Israel was expensive, but I was still shocked. There was a lot of card usage and rejection so I thought some mistake happened. Anyway, after a few days when the charge posted on my credit card, I saw the actual charge turned out to be about 150 NIS which seemed about right.
On June 26, I was at a Gas pump on route 60 outside of Jerusalem. this video was correct. The pump was in Hebrew. Since I am an American I do not read Hebrew well. I was really unable to work through the process. I asked for and got help from an other driver who used her Israeli id to get passed the message. Thank you for the video
Yes, truth. I spent more than half an hour at the pump Ein Bokek a few days ago. The cashier did not know English and the machines are in Hebrew. I didn't even manage to find a way with Google translate. They blocked me 200 NIS twice. A girl who was shopping helped. The experience at the second gas station was great. The worker quickly and efficiently filled the fuel and charged.
You don't have to put an ID it's for tax purposes if you have a business or you are a freelancer you will be able to get tax return for that. But on the pump you can just press random number it's will work anyway.
I was in Mitzpe Rimon in 1968 when it was first being built. I always imagined that if the Machtesh could be allowed to fill with water, it would make a beautiful lake. Home values in Mitzpe Rimon would go up 10x.
@@chanaheszter168 I never said it is feasible because of the heat there is a lot of evaporation. However the great Salton lake in California was made unintentionally when the Colorado river diverted to build the Hoover dam. It never dried up in 90 years.
Very helpful. Had great difficulty getting gas-and I read and speak decent Hebrew. No one knew what to put for your id number-although they tried to be helpful. By the way, the issue comes up for tourists in many situations-e.g., getting Egged bus tickets on the website and buying theatre/concert tickets at many venues. Trying the various “fake id” numbers is great advice.
Yesterday at Neve Zohar I was filling up with gasoline and I had no cash. No problem and with the help of the fuel station worker everything went quickly. Big thanks to that young man.
Just came back from Israel and I can confirm that this is not easy. However, you are missing the biggest problem - all the gas stations I tried do not accept non-Israeli credit cards (they call them “tourist cards”). I had to pay cash each time.
This video was very helpful however we just spent 2 was traveling by motorcycle and found that many gas stations would not accept our US credit card farther north in Israel. One gas station attendant told me that gas stations only accept Israeli credit cards. Thankfully we had cash but we never did figure out which gas stations would and wouldn’t accept our US credit card. Everyone was nice in helping us though!
In "Yellow" stations - Could tourists perhaps use the app? They could download the app before coming to Israel. It gives a 4 digit code in order to full up.
The first time I went to refill in Israel I realized it was hopeless. So, I asked for help at each station. I swiped my card, let them program it, and filled the tank.
I remember having difficulty buying gas, as the machine kept asking me for an ID number. Also, the shock how much gas was so much more expensive and the tiny Korean and European cars we don't get here, yet some full size American pickups too.
Hi, thank you for the video You didn't mention the full service vs. the self service option. The price is different and there are designated pumps for each type of service you want to use. In New Jersey, for example, you only have the full service option. So people might not know about the added price the gas station in Israel charges for it
Every May to July since 2011 while in Israel for an archaeological dig refilling our car rental gas tank was always a challenge to the point I quit trying to do it myself and just went to an attendant and had them do it… never had a problem, sometimes they would look a little put out but it always got done. If I became a “regular” a few attendants would recognize me and know what they had to do! 😆 Our favorite gas station was at the intersection of highway 90 (from Tiberius) and 8077 (to Huqoq), nice helpful attendants!
OMG, the worst part of my Isreal trip (worse than traffic) Getting someone to help you at a gas station!! (I see in your video that everyone helped you, I obviously had a different experience)
I went last November and rented a car. I had the hardest time doing this. My experience was similar. Ended up just going inside due to the lack of id card
It is strange that the pumps are only in Hebrew. A country with an advanced IT sector should be able to do better than that.But on the other hand last time, wit a Dutch debbit card I never had any problems getting gas anywhere.
When visiting anywhere, if you don't learn the basics of their language, like numbers, money, basic questions, then you are what you are- one sided. Once you learn the basics, you always get extremely warm/positive responses from the locals- as the respect is immediately responded to with warmth, helpfulness and very obvious appreciation. This applies EVERYWHERE. Once again, the simple, sane and smart approach serves supreme.
An additional hurdle for most people from outside Israel is that Hebrew is not just a different language. It's written in a different alphabet (or should I say, aleph bet). People can learn to say and understand some basic phrases. Learning to read it for a short trip is usually not going to be doable).
Its a Dollar for a " Benzin" here in "Indonesia ". In our country there are two types of gasoline.... One with Government Subsidized price And the other one is not. when you have a low economy monthly income you will received a card that allow you to buy a Subsidized " Benzin " !!
the reason you need to enter you id on the gas machine is in case you are using this gas on a criminal usage they might track down the exact machine and narrow your details - of course most people just press 9 times 9 but some machines are smarter and will not accept this method. can't think of another reason they will ask you your id (maybe to verify this is your car+credit card).
Dude I'm Israeli and I have Dalkan in my parents car (it's a device that seats in the fuel hole) and I have no clue how to pay normally... when I will get my own car after I finish in army I will use this video😂
The biggest problem I had buying gas was the choice of types of gas didn't correspond to choices I was used to in the States and figuring out which one went into the rental was confusing.
Or you can simply skip it. I almost never fill in my Id and the licence plate number. As for the reason they demand the id, until not so many years ago when you paid with a credit card at any store/ business, while signing on the reciet you also needed to fill in id num and telephone nember for security. I believe, in gas stations they just didn't change the payment system.
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I wish I saw this before pesach. My app didn't work while i was in Jerusalem
Got it already for some time - it is just great!
just diiiiiid :-)
And later that evening, the ones that helped you told their friends: “Today I have seen it all. A guy with an Israeli accent pretending he couldn’t read Hebrew!”😂
It was seriously funny!
😂😂😂 hilarious
He could tell them that he was dislectic....
Yeah no body said that truthfully
Actually he has a stronger European accent than Hebrew. For all they knew he was European. English is the unversial language between Europe Israel and the U.S. so most people will go that route.
"In Israel, anything less than 500 years old is new" I'm laughing so hard!
Lol,he had me there😂😂
Actually its true for everything except cars. Israelis replace their vehicle every 3 years and usually feel like a 6 years old car would be in the shop every two days, so they buy new one.
And quite a few have dents…they drive fast…wheeeee….😂
I love this statement!😅
Cheers to the Israeli helping the strange guy from Wisconsin wearing a falafel shirt.
I know many people in Wisconsin that walk around with falafel shirts! :-)
😂
Thank you for your video. My family and I who are Americans and do not speak Hebrew spent six weeks in Israel last summer. Everyone was willing to help us. The people were super nice and went out of their way to help us. We love Israel and we love Israelis. Go Israel.
@@daffyduk77 so come to Israel and see that it's all BS
@@mosheshadi6722 I've often wanted to visit Israel, & yes, if I could do that with no financial benefit to its grossly oppressive & unjust regime I would. When it starts behaving like a civilised nation & sits round a table *on an equal basis* with those having equal claim on Palestinian territory, we can all start to move on. And Jewish & non Jewish in the occupied territories can feel safe. The settlers need to withdraw from whence they settled by force of IDF & their own arms.
@@daffyduk77 look after your own behavior, who are to jugde people's life u dont know ya clown?
that was also my experience . everyone was amazing.
You didn't get lucky. Israelis are nice people and will always want to help you
I agree with you. When I was in Israel so many Israelis were kind, friendly, and helpful.
As long as you’re not Palestinian, right?
@Bieber we help everyone, as long as they're nice to us.
@@CuriousMind1011 as long as you are not hypocrite.
one of the most helpful people are Israelis..
i lived there for 8 years, even kids will help you if you are lost.n
We spent 5 weeks travelling around Israel and I found the issue of filling our car with petrol the most stressful of all the situations we found ourselves in. The biggest reason was that while one was trying to fill our vehicle, impatient locals often hooted and gesticulated impatiently, and understandably so, as we simply were not au fait with the complicated process and were holding them up. We often had to rely on helpful locals and on a few occasions when they were not around, the attendant inside the station had to come out to help. You can imagine my embarrassment and confusion coming from South Africa where we don't even climb out of our vehicles when filling our cars.
"impatient locals often hooted and gesticulated impatiently" - YES, exactly had been also our experiences.
Agreed. I've rented a car a number of times in Israel. I don't know why the rental people don't tell you how to do this.
Who said Jews are polite?
soooooooo controlling . It's just stupid gas people , and why is it only in Hebrw not in Arabic or the international language of English. Stupid is what stupid does. dumb or are they? They don't want you driving around , you might learn sumpthing. 🧐🤓
@@BlazingShackles It's not about being a jew, its more likely Israelis..
Buying gaz for my rental was the most stressful thing in Jerusalem. I spent 29 shekels at the pump and was charged on my credit card $193 dollars. I had to go back, next day, to the gaz station to speak with the manager. They took 6 days to refund my money back. So my recommendation is to buy gaz cash always. Learned my lesson.
Israelis are such nice people.
As a guy who’s used to work in a gas station in israel it’s horrible that’s majority of the gas stations companies don’t add language options, i think only paz (פז) have this option but not 100% because they expensive. I always helped tourists or English speakers because i love to help but the russians are difficult especially because majority of them don’t speak English (some of them are israelies and they don’t speak hebrew) I always got help from my friend that’s speak russian if she’d work with me on the same day or use google translate if I didn’t start the pump.
The world does not owe tourists especially Americans and Brits to have stuff in their langauge. They can use translation tools or go inside. At least your nation is strong enough to defend against neo-colonialist english culture.
I cannot understand why the pumps are not in English. Normally, I pay in cash but I decided this trip to pay with a card. I wish I would have seen your video a month ago. I did find out there is an override number to enter an overseas credit card but it seems like very few people knew about it. We also found out in Jerusalem that you cannot buy gas with a foreign credit card after 10 p.m.
I did note in your videos that you had help from virtually everyone you ask, as always I found this to be the case in Israel no matter what I needed help with. The most helpful people I've ever met.
Hi Dana, I believe Hebrew is preferred because of the difficulty of having it preserved during the diaspora and reclaimed when Israel became a nation again. It is the only language to have ever ceased and re-emerged as the national language. For that reason I believe Jews regard Hebrew more than just a language but part of their cultural identity. Blessings
@@lilymcnabb6621 this is a gas station were talking about. Most people that travel in this part of the world know at least basic English. In fact, I rarely meet anyone in Israel (under 50) that doesn't speak or read at least basic English. Every single street sign is also in English and Arabic. Virtually every restaurant has its menu available in English. Seems to me a filling station should be a pretty easy thing to accommodate travelers.
Well I can only guess that if they accommodated English, then Arabic, French, etc.... probably best to just assume folks can figure out a gas pump. This video showed that folks seemed pretty helpful
Because the world is not the domain of Americans and Brits culture where we have the right to have instructions in every country served up in our language. What you are asking is crazy, you are asking Israel a Hebrew and arabic language nation to bend to your neo-imperialism. How about you get off your ass when you travel and either pay inside knowing basic hello, please and thank yous etc or use the myriad of translation tools on your phone on the pump. The world does not owe bending to your self entitled wish to be spoken to in English just because you think the US and UK own the worlds culture.
Druze owned the stations I went to.
Were nice helped people .
תודה רבה שלום 👍
I wish I'd seen this video a few weeks ago when my sister and I had to get gas with a rented car. She's lived in Israel 20 years, pretty fluent in Hebrew and we still had trouble.. But a kind stranger helped us out
We are leaving in 3 days for Israel and renting a car for 3 weeks. This is very helpful! Thank you! We have ordered your tour books and downloaded the app!
Thank you so much for sharing the tips!! They’ve been very helpful to us - travelers from California 😊
Currently here in Israel. This worked beautifully! I didn’t need cash like the two previous fillips on this trip. I used 111111127 as to ID (saw on another post) and 111111 for the vehicle number. Google translate helped me real time get past the prompts.
The most confusing thing is that in the USA, green label on the gas pump means diesel fuel. In Israel, green is regular gasoline.
Interesting! I didn't know that!
Yes, many a man's wife has put gas in her husbands diesel pickup truck in the USA. LOL!!!
@@davidcole333 The man should always fill up the tank before letting his spouse drive the vehicle. Maybe he needs to learn how?
same like in all Europe - green colour on pump is gasoline, black - diesel oil.
@@spiety75 Same in Australia. Not sure what standard we adopted but it makes sense.
I think it was quite interesting your observations and description of getting fuel. I loved your camping area, but was amazed at how completely desolate it was with absolutely zero trees, but I love the desert and would totally enjoy a camping experience like that. I liked this style of video.
Another awesome video! Thank you!!!
Unfortunately, I also had to learn during my last holiday in Israel that refuelling a car can become a highly complicated process. Thank you very much for this very practical instruction!
When we rented a car for 10 days, the biggest challenge of our trip was buying gas. Always needed help
Such a great help. Thank you. I spend so much time im Israel looking for a gas station with an open shop, so I could get gas without using the pump station with Herbrew instructions. Great video.
PS: I spend even more time finding a working money mashine. It was so hard to get cash within Israel without extensive extra charges. Maybe another video?
On both occasions, the attendants at the gas stations helped me.
I love it to see your videos. Thank you so much.
Ah! This was the video I needed before my trip last November.
Great video! I already knew about the 9999999 for Israeli ID but didn't know you could skip the licence plate also :-) this saves me running back and forth reading the plate! I also agree that most people will help you :-) thanks for the video Oren !
I live in Israel and saw some people who work in the gas stations, just pressing a random number in the license plate and it worked fine.
Thank you for this important video. Glad to see how helpful all the people are! YOU ROCK ❤
Usually when I give my card beforehand, they take the money for a full tank and it automatically return the money for the gaz I didn't pump. The only reason for returning to the cashier is to get the receipt if I want it.
Thank you for posting this! This is actually the most tricky part of traveling - things look the same as back home, but work differently. And nobody understands what the issue is, as this is NORMAL in that place. For instance, I would be standing there, wondering, why the pump is not working, not knowing you need to pay in advance…
This is exactly why I make these videos :-)
I have always been helped❤
I LOVE WATCHING THIS MANS VIDIOS , HES GREAT
The problem is that a lot of stations won't take foreign card, neither at the pump, nor at the shop. Only one or two large chains would actually accept foreign cards.
Entering the car license number is optional. I always just enter 555 and the pumps are happy with that.
Oren can even make a topic like gas stations interesting to watch!
Thank you Oren! I wish I had seen this video six years ago!
This is probably your most helpful video ever, even though I have found most Israelis to be very happy to give support in situations such as these.
Our experience was very positive, concerning support by Israeli. That even helt when I botched up trying to leave a car park in TA, hindering the other drivers to leave for minutes. When they recognised me being a tourist, they immediately relaxed and helped.
I also had no problems with refueling on my tour of Israel.
People are very willing to help.
I am so glad to see new vids from you!!!
Thank you! I bought your app for tours and recommendations and it helped me alot. Also, your videos, like this one, helped me greatly during my stay in Israel. Hopefully I can come back soon. Again thank you oren.
Sababa. Great video. I’m an Ole chadash. It took 2 years till I learn to put gas in my car!
Todah raba, Oren !!! i watched your video, before we flew to Israel in last month, and the most Israelis are really helpful. May the Allmighty God of Israel protect you, your family and all people who have peace or are seeking peace with the God of Israel. Shalom alechem !!!
First of all, You will be asked for your ID not only in gas stations in Israel, but also in many Israeli e-commerce websites.
The reason is called "3D Secure", a method used by internation credit card companies to ensure that the card owner is using the card.
There are a few methods to implement it, requesting ID is one of them.
Businesses are not have to implement it, but if they are, it will be really difficult for the card owner to deny this transaction.
Make more useful videos like these.
Simple daily life videos - how to pump gas, his checkout at supermarkets work. What are the popular stores. How to travel around the country. Checkpoints. How to deal with police, etc.
Well this is something people must know how to do and it is very helpful that you explain how to do it.
I just discovered this channel and I love it! I've learned A LOT! And, I really share your sense of humor.
- Paul, USA
Thank you very much, this video is really helpful.
Thank you so much!
Great information, this has been a recurring problem for me. We did not have such good luck asking for help. A couple of times we ended up paying cash, which is a problem with our company travel policy. We figured out the plate number, but no one told us about the ID number.
I loved driving in Israel, especially the northern part of Israel! To fill up my tank from near empty cost me 230 NIS each time. Everyone I spoke to helped me and they spoke English well. In the West Bank, I had to pay in cash.
I rented a car through Hertz at the airport for 5 days for $300. There is also an insurance I had to pay for at $23 per day.
I never drive in Israel. I don't have your courage. That's why I rely on the bus, taxis, or the light rail in Jerusalem. Except for the bus system in Tiberias, it usually works out fine.
@@MFPhoto1 I found the craziness to be quite fun! I did not drive in Jerusalem, only in the northern part of Israel bear Haifa.
@@MFPhoto1 Driving in Jerusalem can be a bit hard, though I did it with a manual car in tight streets, I don't recommend this experience :)
As an Israeli, when I can, I won't drive to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv area, since those areas always have traffic jams, but for the rest of the country it's pretty easy.
@@godsgreenearthtravel777 I have a Haifa story for you. The first time I visited the city, I was in a cab going downhill on a winding road. The driver did not seem to think it necessary to hold onto the wheel. It's the only time in Israel I truly felt endangered. There are some good cab drivers, but the bad ones don't like passengers' suggestions.
@@dors5969 The worst I have seen in Israel is Beer Sheba. The city is growing, but the downtown streets are not. One Friday afternoon during my last visit to that city, I was trying to take a cab back to my hotel. We couldn't move an inch for quite a long time.
There are fewer cars in Beer Sheba than in either Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, but the downtown streets can't handle what they've got.
It's way easier in Wisconsin. Thanks Oren.
Everything is easier In Wisconsin…
Thanks a lot for your channel. I really hope that all of your informations will help me an my husband in our vacation. We´re starting tomorrow and ißve watched your videos since two months to be prepared for your beautiful country!!! I´m so looking forward. Your videos are really helpful. Thanks Oren! Great Job!!!
אני ישראלי אבל זה לא מנע ממני להנות וללמוד מהסרטון הנפלא הזה!
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Thank you, again. This is so helpful. We would not know what to do about ID.
Israeli ID is a corresponding security measure like a PIN when using your Israeli credit card. However, some some pumps do not ask for it.
I don't know one pump that doesn't ask for an ID
A few in Jerusalem.
It's a security feature for your credit card. Each credit card has your ID number encoded in it. Also, you can't just type in any 9 digit number for a foreign card. It has to be a valid ID number. The 9th digit of the ID number is actually a check digit calculated by the computer in the pump based on the first 8 digits (which is the actual ID number). If the last digit doesn't come out to what you entered, the number is rejected. That's why knowing the formula (it's not a secret, look it up in Wikipedia) people can make up numbers that work such as 111111127.
In the UK. We drive on the opposite side of the road. When I was in Israel I hired a car, had to get my Israeli friend to drive it. 😂. I couldn't get the nack of it. I guess it's just something we get used to eventually
It's not the opposite side in the UK - it's the wrong side ;), Israelis drive on the right side.
@@banto1 In the most populous country, India, people drive on the correct side, as well as Pakistan, Japan, half of Africa, Australia, NZ, UK, ... I could go on zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I got help, when i was there, but i did not know what is happening. Frustrating at least..Thank You, for this video, really appreciated!
I was able to get the gas attendant to help but he didn't speak english. I was surprised soon after that my credit card was precharged for about 600 NIS for my small rental car. I knew Israel was expensive, but I was still shocked. There was a lot of card usage and rejection so I thought some mistake happened. Anyway, after a few days when the charge posted on my credit card, I saw the actual charge turned out to be about 150 NIS which seemed about right.
This video was very useful and made my first visit to an Israeli petrol station much easier. Thanks
I am so happy the videos continue 😊
On June 26, I was at a Gas pump on route 60 outside of Jerusalem. this video was correct. The pump was in Hebrew. Since I am an American I do not read Hebrew well. I was really unable to work through the process. I asked for and got help from an other driver who used her Israeli id to get passed the message. Thank you for the video
Yes, truth. I spent more than half an hour at the pump Ein Bokek a few days ago. The cashier did not know English and the machines are in Hebrew. I didn't even manage to find a way with Google translate. They blocked me 200 NIS twice. A girl who was shopping helped. The experience at the second gas station was great. The worker quickly and efficiently filled the fuel and charged.
Great vid . I would like to say that I think you are a great guy !
You don't have to put an ID it's for tax purposes if you have a business or you are a freelancer you will be able to get tax return for that.
But on the pump you can just press random number it's will work anyway.
I am Israeli, and I have no clue why did I decide watching this video, considering I know how to pump fuel in Israel, great video!
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Good to know. Thanks oren. Hi from Texas
So when are you making Aliyah? I'm 12 years here from Houston.
@@havas9184 i would love too. But im not Jewish. Just a Christian guy who loves Israel.
@@fjsimmons8365 No stress, brother. G-d bless America! G-d bless Israel!
THANKS OREN 🙏 GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN …a very helpful video …if you are from Wisconsin …can you pay with cheese 😁💚💚💚
I was in Mitzpe Rimon in 1968 when it was first being built. I always imagined that if the Machtesh could be allowed to fill with water, it would make a beautiful lake. Home values in Mitzpe Rimon would go up 10x.
I think that even if you wanted to fake a lake, it wouldn't hold water. I think it's a sinkhole type of geological feature.
@@chanaheszter168 I never said it is feasible because of the heat there is a lot of evaporation. However the great Salton lake in California was made unintentionally when the Colorado river diverted to build the Hoover dam. It never dried up in 90 years.
Very helpful. Had great difficulty getting gas-and I read and speak decent Hebrew. No one knew what to put for your id number-although they tried to be helpful. By the way, the issue comes up for tourists in many situations-e.g., getting Egged bus tickets on the website and buying theatre/concert tickets at many venues. Trying the various “fake id” numbers is great advice.
There are also some garages /gas stations where the staff will fill up the tank for you.../only allow their staff to fill up your car..
Thank you Oren I really appreciate these videos in preparation for my hopeful trip to Israel.
Yesterday at Neve Zohar I was filling up with gasoline and I had no cash. No problem and with the help of the fuel station worker everything went quickly. Big thanks to that young man.
Just came back from Israel and I can confirm that this is not easy. However, you are missing the biggest problem - all the gas stations I tried do not accept non-Israeli credit cards (they call them “tourist cards”). I had to pay cash each time.
Even Visa and MasterCard? You shouldn't have had any trouble using those at an ATM.
I really like your analysis and presentation, could you give us more videos?at least once a week - especially political videos.
I try not to make more than 2 political videos a year. But sometimes I just can’t help it:)
Thank you so much this video was helped today I put gas ⛽️ in Israel !!! 😅 very good 👍
I love your channel Oran!
This video was very helpful however we just spent 2 was traveling by motorcycle and found that many gas stations would not accept our US credit card farther north in Israel. One gas station attendant told me that gas stations only accept Israeli credit cards. Thankfully we had cash but we never did figure out which gas stations would and wouldn’t accept our US credit card. Everyone was nice in helping us though!
Learned a lot, great content. 👍
Great and helpful video. But is there any chance you could add a short video showing what the pump says in hebrew so I can learn to read it? 👍
In "Yellow" stations - Could tourists perhaps use the app? They could download the app before coming to Israel. It gives a 4 digit code in order to full up.
אותה ספציפית לא בדקתי אבל אפליקציות ישראליות לרוב מבקשות מספר ישראלי וכרטיס אשראי ישראלי. אפליקציות התשלום בתחבורה ציבורית לא עובדות עם מספר טלפון זר
The first time I went to refill in Israel I realized it was hopeless. So, I asked for help at each station. I swiped my card, let them program it, and filled the tank.
I think , really beautiful video
The reason that we're using an ID number is for match the person to it's own credit card, it is to prevent cerdit card frauds or using stollen card.
I remember having difficulty buying gas, as the machine kept asking me for an ID number.
Also, the shock how much gas was so much more expensive and the tiny Korean and European cars we don't get here, yet some full size American pickups too.
Thank you!!!!
Hi, thank you for the video
You didn't mention the full service vs. the self service option.
The price is different and there are designated pumps for each type of service you want to use.
In New Jersey, for example, you only have the full service option. So people might not know about the added price the gas station in Israel charges for it
Every May to July since 2011 while in Israel for an archaeological dig refilling our car rental gas tank was always a challenge to the point I quit trying to do it myself and just went to an attendant and had them do it… never had a problem, sometimes they would look a little put out but it always got done. If I became a “regular” a few attendants would recognize me and know what they had to do! 😆 Our favorite gas station was at the intersection of highway 90 (from Tiberius) and 8077 (to Huqoq), nice helpful attendants!
shalom my friend on you tube
last I saw you in Jerusalem two weeks ago
I like your video and a surprise to meet you
Thank you, this is very helpful
OMG, the worst part of my Isreal trip (worse than traffic)
Getting someone to help you at a gas station!! (I see in your video that everyone helped you, I obviously had a different experience)
I went last November and rented a car. I had the hardest time doing this. My experience was similar. Ended up just going inside due to the lack of id card
It is strange that the pumps are only in Hebrew. A country with an advanced IT sector should be able to do better than that.But on the other hand last time, wit a Dutch debbit card I never had any problems getting gas anywhere.
Dus een "gewone" NL pinpas zou ook moeten werken?
@@clasinevandoorn4288 Mijn Rabo pas werkte gewoon
@@gamla65 Bedankt voor de tip! Ik ga het binnenkort ook uitproberen ☺️
When visiting anywhere, if you don't learn the basics of their language, like numbers, money, basic questions, then you are what you are- one sided. Once you learn the basics, you always get extremely warm/positive responses from the locals- as the respect is immediately responded to with warmth, helpfulness and very obvious appreciation. This applies EVERYWHERE. Once again, the simple, sane and smart approach serves supreme.
True, but learning new skills and things are easier as kids.
I agree. I had an incredible time in China and Spain after learning the languages of each country.
An additional hurdle for most people from outside Israel is that Hebrew is not just a different language. It's written in a different alphabet (or should I say, aleph bet). People can learn to say and understand some basic phrases. Learning to read it for a short trip is usually not going to be doable).
Interesting this video
Its a Dollar for a " Benzin" here in "Indonesia ".
In our country there are two types of gasoline.... One with Government Subsidized price And the other one is not.
when you have a low economy monthly income you will received a card that allow you to buy a Subsidized " Benzin " !!
the reason you need to enter you id on the gas machine is in case you are using this gas on a criminal usage they might track down the exact machine and narrow your details - of course most people just press 9 times 9 but some machines are smarter and will not accept this method.
can't think of another reason they will ask you your id (maybe to verify this is your car+credit card).
I did the right thing and hit "like"
You also wrote a comment which gives you 3 points!! 🙂
Dude I'm Israeli and I have Dalkan in my parents car (it's a device that seats in the fuel hole) and I have no clue how to pay normally... when I will get my own car after I finish in army I will use this video😂
The biggest problem I had buying gas was the choice of types of gas didn't correspond to choices I was used to in the States and figuring out which one went into the rental was confusing.
Or you can simply skip it. I almost never fill in my Id and the licence plate number.
As for the reason they demand the id, until not so many years ago when you paid with a credit card at any store/ business, while signing on the reciet you also needed to fill in id num and telephone nember for security. I believe, in gas stations they just didn't change the payment system.