▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁mission ▁statement : ▁ ▁The ▁ID F ▁Sp ok esp erson ' s ▁Unit ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁l ia ison ▁between ▁the ▁ID F ▁and ▁the ▁domestic ▁and ▁foreign ▁media ▁and ▁general ▁public . ▁The ▁unit ▁performs ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁functions , ▁including ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁ID F ▁to ▁domestic ▁and ▁foreign ▁media , ▁developing ▁and ▁implementing ▁ID F ▁public ▁relations ▁policies , ▁dis sem in ating ▁military ▁related ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁instruct ing ▁ID F ▁personnel ▁in ▁matters ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁public ▁relations , ▁and ▁developing ▁relationships ▁with ▁media ▁out lets ▁and ▁accomp any ing ▁them ▁to ▁military ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁Sp ok esp erson ' s ▁Unit ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁and ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁ID F ' s ▁Oper ations ▁Director ate . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁represented ▁on ▁the ▁ID F ▁General ▁Staff ▁Forum ▁and ▁is ▁directly ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff . ▁The ▁unit ▁services ▁some ▁ 5 0 0 ▁media ▁out lets ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁journal ists ▁and ▁civil ian ▁agents , ▁address ing ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in qui ries ▁a ▁month . ▁By ▁char ter , ▁the ▁unit ▁is ▁forb idden ▁from ▁eng aging ▁in ▁Psych ological ▁War fare ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁dis