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Arabic-language spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces

Avichay Adraee (Hebrew: אביחי אדרעי‎, Arabic: أفيخاي أدرعي; born 19 July 1982) is a Colonel^[1] in the Israel Defense Forces who serves as the head of the Arab media division of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

As a result of his position, he receives extensive exposure in the Arab media and is known throughout the Arab world.^[2] He is of Syrian Jewish, Iraqi Jewish, and Turkish Jewish descent.^[3]

Biography

Adraee was born in 1982 in Haifa.^{[citation needed]} His maternal grandparents immigrated from Iraq,^[4] his grandmother from his father's side immigrated from Turkey, and his grandfather from his father's side was born in Mandatory Palestine.

He studied at the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa.^{[citation needed]} His father reportedly encouraged him to learn Arabic at home, and he later honed his skills in school and through watching classic E