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Motty Perry

Motty Perry is an Israeli economist, a professor at the University of Warwick and emeritus professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and one of the founders of Peace Now.

born 1949Game theory and auction researchCo-founding Peace NowThe 2003 Pilots' Letter

Born: 2 October 1949, Yad Mordechai
Occupation: economist
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University

Motty Perry was born in 1949 in Yad Mordechai

Motty Perry was born on October 2, 1949, on Kibbutz Yad Mordechai. He grew up and went to school on the kibbutz until he joined the IDF in 1967.

In the IDF he flew helicopters and left the army in 1974 after career service. He later earned a B.A. in economics at Bar Ilan University, an M.A. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. at Princeton University.

In 1984 he returned to Israel and became a lecturer at the Hebrew University. His research covers game theory and auctions. From 2005 to 2008 he was an associate editor of Games and Economic Behavior and the Journal of Economic Theory, and in 2005 he advised the state on the tender to privatize Bezeq.

In 1978 he was among the initiators of a letter by 348 reserve officers to Prime Minister Menachem Begin calling for peace with Egypt, which led to Peace Now. He has opposed Israeli settlement in the West Bank. In 2003 he was among the reserve pilots who declared they would refuse to take part in targeted killings, and from 2011 he sat on the board of B'Tselem.

Motty Perry's life in 9 milestones

1949
Born on Kibbutz Yad Mordechai.
1967
Joined the IDF.
1974
Left the IDF after career service as a helicopter pilot.
1978
Helped initiate the officers' letter that led to Peace Now.
1984
Became a lecturer at the Hebrew University.
2000
Became a fellow of the Econometric Society.
2003
Signed the Pilots' Letter refusing targeted killings.
2008
Joined the council of the Game Theory Society.
2011
Joined the board of B'Tselem.

Motty Perry served in IDF Pilot Course

Perry joined the IDF in 1967, trained at the Air Force Flight Academy and served as a helicopter pilot until 1974. He later served as an Air Force reserve pilot.

IDF Pilot Course