Yehoshua Meiri, host of a weekly show (in Hebrew) on Arutz-7 internet radio, told his listeners this week of a young man, loosely affiliated with the Shas Party, who signed up with the GSS in 1991. After a training period, his GSS handlers sent him to a yeshiva, with "instructions to be detailed later." He was told that some time in the future, he would be asked to act within right-wing circles in Jerusalem yeshivot such as Mir and Hevron, as well as Breslover institutions.



In the meantime, however, the "agent" became heavily involved in the spiritual life of the yeshiva, and married and built a family. A year and a half ago, when his handlers attempted to "wake him up" and utilize his services, he informed them in no uncertain terms that he was no longer the same person, that he was now fully religious and that he had no intention of cooperating with them. "Let me live my life," he told them.



Several months ago, they returned, though with a slightly more modest request. They asked that he gather around him right-wing/hareidi students from the above yeshivot - but again he rebuffed them. He has not heard from them since.



Meiri, a veteran journalist with ties in the security establishment, stated that he knows of at least one other case similar to this one.