HOUSE PASSES BILL PREVENTING FIRMS DENYING LIFE INSURANCE TO TRAVELERS TO ISRAEL

House Passes Bill Preventing Firms from Denying Life Insurance to Those Traveling to Israel - Hilary Leila Krieger (Jerusalem Post)
A bill protecting travelers from denial of life insurance simply because they travel to Israel cleared the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday in a 312-110 vote. Rep. Debbi Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) noted that the intentional death rate in Israel is only 11 per 100,000 as compared to the U.S. rate of 17 per 100,000.