Aluf ( or "first/leader of a group" in Biblical Hebrew) is a senior military rank in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) for officers who in other countries would have the rank of general, air marshal, or admiral. In addition to the ''aluf'' rank, fo ...

Yishai Beer (; born 1956) is a former general in the

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, head of a reserve call-up, and former president of the Israeli Military Court of Appeals.

Biography

He was drafted into the IDF in 1974 and joined the

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. Two years later he took part as a platoon leader in

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, freeing

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i hostages flown to

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. He also participated in

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and as a reserve in the

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. He rejoined the regular service in May 2002 when he was appointed to his current post, although as a doctor of law, he continues to work as a Law professor. During his career Beer received a B.A. from

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and an M.A. from the

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. In November 2008, Beer announced his retirement from the IDF.

Career and publications

Academic achievements

LL.B. (honors), Hebrew University, 1983; LL.M., London School of Economics, 1986; Ph.D., Hebrew University, 1990. Law clerk to

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Dov Levin, Israel Supreme Court, 1983–95. Admitted to the

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, 1985. Lecturer in law, 1992; senior lecturer in law, 1994.

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in 1990–92, and

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in 1993. Academic awards include: the Argov Scholarship at the London School of Economics (1986); the

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Prize (1987), the Milken Prize for Outstanding Teaching (1990), and the Bloomfield Prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in the Social Sciences (1991) from the Hebrew University; and a research grant from the Israel Science Foundation –

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(1994–96). His research interests are

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, especially of

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Publications

Recent publications include: *"The Taxation of Interest Swaps and the Financial Service Charge: Toward a Consistent Approach," 1 Florida Tax Review (1994) pp. 729–743; *"Taxation of non-profit Organisations: Towards Efficient Tax Rules," British Tax Review (1995) pp. 156–172; *"Taxation of Complex Transactions: Do Not Ignore the Options," 29 Mishpatim (1998) pp. 213–239 (in Hebrew).

References

External links

Bio from IDF

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Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem {{DEFAULTSORT:Beer, Yishai Living people Israeli generals Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Harvard Law School faculty 1956 births