Western Asia
Video Chat with People from Palestine
The Palestinians you meet could be in Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jericho or Jenin, or in one of the many hill villages surrounded by olive groves. People speak Palestinian Arabic, part of the Levantine family of dialects, and plenty of students and graduates happily continue in English. Hospitality matters a great deal, and guests are often welcomed with coffee or sage tea.
Local time is usually two hours later than in the UK and seven later than in New York, which makes a Palestinian evening a good match for a lunch break on the US East Coast. Ask about food and you may get a long, happy answer: musakhan with sumac onions on taboon bread, maqluba flipped upside down at the table, za'atar and olive oil at breakfast, and the famous knafeh of Nablus. You can also ask about dabke dancing, tatreez embroidery, Hebron's glassblowing and pottery, or local football. Selecting Palestine in Omlet's country filter is the way to meet people from there, and our Arabic language page is a handy place to pick up first phrases.
Palestine at a glance
| Flag | 🇵🇸 |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia · Western Asia |
| Official language | Arabic |
| Currencies | Egyptian pound (E£, EGP), Israeli new shekel (₪, ILS) and Jordanian dinar (JD, JOD) |
| Calling code | +970 |
| Time zones | Eastern European Time (Asia/Hebron); Eastern European Time (Asia/Gaza) |
How to say hello
A few words of Arabic make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Arabic | مرحبا | MAR-ha-ba | Hello |
| Palestinian Arabic | كيفك؟ | KEE-fak | How are you? |
| Palestinian Arabic | يعطيك العافية | ya'-TEEK il-'AAF-ye | Literally "may you have strength"; a kind greeting for someone who's been working |
Tips for chatting with people from Palestine
- Olive harvest season, roughly October and November, is a family affair in many places; asking about it is a warm, easy topic.
- Ask what their town is known for: Nablus for knafeh and olive oil soap, Hebron for glass and grapes, Bethlehem for olive-wood carving, Jericho for palm trees and warm winters.
- Keep first questions about daily life, food and places, and let the other person steer toward anything else if they choose to.
- If you're learning Arabic, ask how a word sounds in their dialect; in many cities the "q" sound becomes a soft catch in the throat, which is fun to compare.
Only meet people from Palestine
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Palestine, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Palestine and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Palestine, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Palestine are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Palestine borders 3 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: