Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lieutenant colonel in the israel defense forces who serves as the head of the arab media division of the idf sp”. Today it says “colonel in the israel defense forces who served as the head of the arab media division of the idf spokesperson'”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces”. It now reads “Arabic-language spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Avichay Adraee ( Hebrew : אביחי אדרעי ; Arabic : أفيخاي أدرعي ; born 19 July 1982) is a Colonel 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. He is of Syrian Jewish , Iraqi Jewish , and Turkish Jewish descent. "ترقية المتحدث باسم جيش الدفاع للاعلام العربي المقدم أفيخاي أدرعي إلى رتبة عقيد" [IDF Spokesperson for the Arabic Media, Lt. "N12 - כך מסבירים את צה"ל לעולם הערבי" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Avichay Adraee ( Hebrew : אביחי אדרעי , Arabic : أفيخاي أدرعي ; born in 1982) is a Lieutenant Colonel 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.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces Avichay Adraee ( Hebrew : אביחי אדרעי , Arabic : أفيخاي أدرعي ; born in 1982) is a Lieutenant Colonel 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. He is of Syrian Jewish , Iraqi Jewish , and Turkish Jewish descent. כך מסבירים את צה"ל לעולם הערבי , on Mako website, July 24, 2014 " 'Sheikh Avichay' Gets Under Gazans' Skin with Koran Quotes" .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lieutenant colonel in the israel defense forces who serves as the head of the arab media division of the idf sp”. Today it says “colonel in the israel defense forces who served as the head of the arab media division of the idf spokesperson'”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces”. It now reads “Arabic-language spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
lieutenant colonel in the israel defense forces who serves as the head of the arab media division of the idf sp
Now
colonel in the israel defense forces who served as the head of the arab media division of the idf spokesperson'
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