serviceyears branch commands unit battles native_name rank article_title name
1974 - 2008 israel defense forces president of the israeli military court of appeals paratroopers brigade operation entebbe operation litani ישי בר aluf yishai beer
 yishai beer
yishai beer

aluf yishai beer -lrb- ; born 1956 -rrb- is a general in the israel defense forces , head of a reserve call-up , and former 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 beer received a b.a. from hebrew university and a m.a. from the london school of economics .
in november 2008 , beer announced his retirement from the idf .
