From GoogleGroups’ “The Sentry”:
One of the groups that don’t report to the draft offices is called “Giborei Chayil”. It is mainly composed of anshei yishuv hayashan. As they are deserters, they are open for arrest at any time. They thus declare 24/7; “We are not willing to cooperate with the selection of who gets a deferment and who doesn’t. We don’t want your honey, nor your sting.”
Being that they are a united group of thousands, who will “take-up-arms” to protest for one another, their arrest and the subsequent protests only creates more talk about the draft law problems, which the government wishes to avoid at all cost. They are therefore generally left alone by the police. In the last week alone, four stories took place of police disinterest in arresting Giborei Chayil.
Last Thursday a Gibor Chayil was arrested outside jail #4. When his information was entered in the computer, they realized that he is a deserter. They contacted the military police to come get their deserter. The military police responded; “Tell him to come to us on Sunday. After we administer a corona test, if it’s negative, we’ll arrest him.”
Last Wednesday Reb Asher Zelig Chanun was released after sitting in jail for forty days, for his crime of davening in shul during the corona lockdown. He is a member of the Giborei Chayil, [had already tested negative for corona], and was sitting in the hands of the police, yet they did not transfer him to the military police.
In Tzefas at a protest against missionaries, a Gibor Chayil was arrested. When it was realized who he is, he was immediately released.
This Tuesday morning at 9:20 police entered the Meah Shearim shuk to see what they could find. They exited with two yungerleit in tow. The one who was a Gibor Chayil was immediately thrown out, without receiving a fine for not wearing a mask. Why? When his information was entered into the computer, the officer ran in and shouted, “Throw him out of here, and quickly!” The other, who was not a Gibor Chayil, was kept for another hour and left with a fine in hand.
It seems that the police understand the message of “no cooperation” quite well, and accordingly leave alone those who don’t bite at the bait.