Ex-IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee Joins Channel 12 News
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Avichay Adraee, the former head of the IDF's Arabic-language press service, has been hired by Channel 12 News as an observer of Arab affairs. He served 21 years in the military before transitioning to his new media role. Adraee's appointment comes after his first interview on the channel, where he discussed the Gaza war and Israeli public diplomacy. The IDF's Arabic press service is now led by Major Ella Wauiya.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Avichay Adraee, former IDF Arabic spokesperson, joins Channel 12 News.
- Adraee served 21 years in the IDF before his media career.
- He will cover Arab affairs for the Israeli television channel.
- Adraee recently criticized Israeli public diplomacy as "one big improvisation."
- Major Ella Wauiya now leads the IDF's Arabic-language press service.
Avichay Adraee, a retired colonel who served for 21 years as the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson, is moving into television journalism. He will join Channel 12 News as an observer of Arab affairs. This marks Adraee's first media role since concluding his military service. Earlier this year, Major Ella Wauiya, known as "Captain Ella," took over leadership of the IDF's Arabic-language press service. Adraee had remained a consultant for the IDF's Arab world and Middle East affairs unit and continued to post on social media. The announcement of his new position follows Adraee's first television interview yesterday on Channel 12 News with Keren Marciano. In the interview, he discussed perceptions of the Gaza war's outcomes and the state of Israel's public diplomacy, which he described as "one big improvisation."
