Education
London School of Economics. Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
London School of Economics. Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces 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 Beer received a Bachelor of Arts from Hebrew University and a Master of Arts from the London School of Economics. In November 2008, Beer announced his retirement from the Israel Defense Forces. Bachelor of Laws (honors), Hebrew University, 1983.
Master of Laws, London School of Economics, 1986.
Bachelor of Laws (honors), Hebrew University, 1983. Master of Laws, London School of Economics, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, 1990. Law clerk to Justice Dov Levin, Israel Supreme Court, 1983-1995. Admitted to the Israel Bar Association, 1985. Lecturer in Law, 1992. Senior Lecturer in Law, 1994. Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School in 1990-1992, and Research Fellow at New York University Stern School of Business 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 Doctor of Philosophy thesis in the Social Sciences (1991) from the Hebrew University. And a research grant from the Israel Science Foundation – Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (1994-1996). His research interests are taxation, especially of financial instruments.
