Yishai Be'er

Yishai Be'er

Aluf Yishai Be'er (born 1956) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the President of the Israeli Military Court of Appeals. He was drafted into the IDF in 1974 and joined the Paratroopers Brigade. Two years later he took part as a platoon leader in Operation Entebbe, freeing Israeli hostages flown to Uganda. He also participated in Operation Litani and as a reserve in the 1982 Lebanon War. 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 Be'er received a B.A. from Hebrew University and a M.A. from the London School of Economics.

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 Justice D. Levin, Israel Supreme Court, 1983-95. Admitted to the Israel Bar, 1985. Lecturer in Law, 1992; Senior Lecturer in Law, 1994. Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School in 1990-92, and Research Fellow at NYU Business School in 1993. Academic awards include: the Argov Scholarship at the London School of Economics (1986); the Golda Meir 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 – Israel Academy of Science and Humanities (1994-96). Research interests are taxation and taxation of financial instruments. 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

* [http://www1.idf.il/dover/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=22&docid=15768&clr=1&subject=14930&Pos=11&bScope=False Bio from IDF]


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