Brigadier General Avraham "Avi" Benayahu ( he, אברהם בניהו; born 1959), is a former

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

Spokesperson. Benayahu was born and raised in Tel Aviv and studied in the Shevah Mofet secondary school. He was drafted in 1977 and later served in various roles in the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, including the press liaison and chief of the Israel Defense Forces Radio (''Galatz''). In August 2007 he was promoted to brigadier general and entered the position of IDF Spokesperson, which he filled until April 7, 2011.

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CV of Avi Benayahu
in IDF site 1959 births Army Radio commanders Israel Defense Forces spokespersons University of Haifa alumni Israeli generals Living people {{Israel-bio-stub