ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː hiː tˈʊk ɐ bɹˈeɪk fɹʌm hɪz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kɚɹˈɪɹ tə stˈʌdi æt bˈɑːɹɹˈɪlæn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ bˈiː.ˈeɪ. ɪn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks ænd sˈoʊʃəl sˈaɪəns.
In 1982 he took a break from his military career to study at Bar-Ilan University, where he received a B.A. in Economics and Social Science.