Travel at your own peril
Cabinet looks into possibility of amending ordinance obligating State to pay restitutions to Israelis wounded in terror attacks which take place in countries declared as dangerous by Counter Terrorism Bureau
The cabinet debated a new motion Wednesday, according to which Israelis hurt in a terror attack while visiting a country under a Counter Terrorism Bureau travel advisory, will not be eligible for State-funded compensation.
According to Israeli law, the State is bound to pay restitution to Israelis who are wounded in terror attacks while traveling abroad, even if an official government warning was issued as to the destination.
The ministers all agreed that CTB travel advisories should carry certain legal remedies which would allow them to trump the statute in specific cases.
The Counter Terrorism Bureau has issued several stark travel advisories in the past few months, the latest one called on all Israelis staying in the Sinai Peninsula to immediately leave the area.
Many Israelis, said the CTB have adhered the call, as the past week has noted fewer Israelis crossing into Sinai: "I would like to believe the public will continue to exercise caution and respect the advisory," Nitzan Nuriel, head of the Counter Terrorism Bureau, told Yedioth Ahronoth.
The cabinet ended the meeting by tasking the Justice Ministry to prepare a brief on the government's legal options in the matter.
