Guy Farache

Guy Farache is the CEO of Friends of Duvdevan, the U.S.-based 501(c)(3) that funds the elite Duvdevan Unit — one of the IDF's most decorated and operationally classified counter-terror formations. He served in the unit himself as a company commander and holds the rank of Major in the reserves.

Friends of Duvdevan funds the operational, welfare, and rehabilitation needs of unit soldiers and their families, with particular focus on the Resilience Program, the foundation's mental-health and PTSD initiative. According to Farache, Duvdevan is the highest producer of PTSD cases in the IDF — a function of the unit's mission profile, which requires soldiers to move between civilian normalcy and high-risk undercover operations on rapid cycles. The foundation's work has expanded sharply since October 7, when Duvdevan teams were among the first to engage in Kfar Aza and other Gaza-envelope communities.

Farache writes regularly in Israel National News on Israeli security, veteran welfare, and the long-tail responsibilities of a nation toward its returning fighters. He lives between Israel and the United States. He writes for The Olam on Israeli security, IDF philanthropy, veteran rehabilitation, and the U.S.–Israel infrastructure that supports Israel's elite units.

Areas covered: Israeli security and the IDF · veteran welfare and PTSD · Diaspora–Israel philanthropy · elite-unit operations and aftermath

Website: duvdevanus.org