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April 22, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-to-rule-on-use-of-jerusalem-in-us-passports/2014/04/21/d18f042a-c985-11e3-93eb-6c0037dde2ad_story.html

Supreme Court to Review Law Giving Jerusalem-Born U.S. Citizens an Israeli Birthplace

(Washington Post) Robert Barnes - After years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would decide if Congress or the State Department has the final say in whether U.S. passports acknowledge Jerusalem as part of Israel. A 2002 law passed by Congress says that a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem may request his or her birthplace to be listed as Israel in an attempt to nullify State Department instructions that only "Jerusalem" be listed.

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