Malat ( Hebrew המרכז למבצעי תודעה) (מל"ת) is an

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 ...

Operations Directorate unit which specializes in psychological warfare.

History

Malat was reactivated between 2004 and 2005 following five years of reduced operations and comprises intelligence officers and civilian psychologists headed by a senior Colonel, with an emphasis on Arabic speakers. As the Military Intelligence Directorate opposed incorporating psychological warfare in its operations, the unit is subordinate to the head of the Operations Branch of the IDF general staff, or "professionally guided," as the arrangement was officially titled by the head of Aman, which in effect means it is a body with greater autonomy than its predecessors. In 2005, a senior IDF officer criticized the reactivation of Malat as a " white elephant" and wasting "time and resources y attempting toaccompany every military operation with ts ownpsychological warfare program."Yossi Shdemi and Barak Ravid
"The unit that will drive our enemies mad"
'' NRG,'' December 17, 2005

References

{{Reflist Military units and formations of Israel Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)