sem ination ▁of ▁f als ified ▁information . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ID F ▁Sp okes man ▁was ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Mos he ▁Pear l man , ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁Britain ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁activity , ▁the ▁ID F ▁Sp ok esp erson ' s ▁office ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁unit ▁status , ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁Director ate ▁of ▁the ▁ID F . ▁It ▁was ▁further ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁brig ade ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Ya akov ▁Even ▁opened ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁phot ography ▁depart ments ▁in ▁the ▁ID F ▁Sp ok esp erson ' s ▁Unit ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁School ▁for ▁Com bat ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁Phot ography ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁ID F ▁Sp ok esp erson ' s ▁Unit ▁was ▁re position ed ▁to ▁directly ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁ID F ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Nach man ▁Sh ai , ▁changed ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁uniform ▁tag ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁it ▁has ▁today . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁Oper ations ▁Director ate ▁during ▁changes ▁to