US EditionIDF Arabic-Language Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee to Retire After 20 Years
Col. Avichay Adraee retires after 20 years as the IDF's Arabic-language spokesman, a key figure in regional media and social outreach amid ongoing security challenges.
- On Tuesday, Colonel Avichay Adraee, the Israel Defense Forces Arabic-language spokesman, announced he plans to step down after more than two decades in the role.
- Adraee built the IDF's Arabic social media platforms into high-profile tools and frequently appeared on Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, addressing audiences across the Middle East.
- Israeli security services revealed the Raanana attacker plotted to assassinate Adraee near a restaurant, and because of repeated threats, Adraee has long been assigned a security detail.
- No successor has been named, leaving a potential gap as the army has yet to confirm the timing of his departure, while the IDF's messaging to Arabic-speaking audiences remains key to its regional strategy.
- Observers say his retirement signals a shift in how Israel communicates with the broader Arab world, as Adraee became a prominent and polarizing figure during the recent multi-front conflict.
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’The face of bombing’: Arab world reacts to Adraee resigning
The resignation of the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, has provoked a strong reaction from the Arab world, after he essentially became the face of Israel’s wars in the Gaza Strip and the region to Arabic speakers. Palestinian activists and others from the region labelled him "a war criminal" and "one of the most prominent figures" in Israel’s genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip, as well as the chaos that ensued in t…
IDF Arabic-Language Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee to Retire After 20 Years
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Col. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman for the past two decades, is set to retire soon, the Israel Defense Forces announced. Adraee, 40, gained prominence during the ongoing war through the IDF’s use of his social media accounts to issue evacuation warnings before airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Yemen […]
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