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September 18, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3117182.stm

Powell Sued Over Jerusalem's Status

(BBC) - U.S.-born Ari and Naomi Zivotofsky were angered by the refusal of the American embassy in Tel Aviv to register their son's country of birth as Israel after he was born in Jerusalem. The country of birth on the baby's passport was left blank. The couple asked lawyers in Washington to take legal action against Secretary of State Powell, claiming the State Department is violating the Foreign Relations Authorization Act which stipulates that Jerusalem must be referred to as the Israeli capital in official U.S. documents.

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