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November 4, 2014

Supreme Court to Decide if U.S. Passports Can List Jerusalem as "Israel" 
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on a 2002 law that would let
Americans born in Jerusalem list the birthplace on their U.S. passports
as "Israel." The Obama administration opposes the law, saying it would
threaten its decision not to take a stance on Jerusalem's status.
Passports of U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem currently list only the
city, not a country, but the parents of a 12-year-old boy born in
Jerusalem want the Supreme Court to change that. While Israel has
occupied East Jerusalem since 1967, Palestinians claim it as the capital
of any future Palestinian state. The court hearing came as Israel
advanced plans to build 500 new illegal settlement homes in East
Jerusalem.

 

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