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August 30, 2019       Share:    

Source: https://www.jns.org/pompeo-jerusalem-israel-on-us-passports-is-actively-being-looked-at/

U.S. May Finally Recognize "Jerusalem, Israel" on U.S. Passports

(JNS) Jackson Richman - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the Trump administration is considering allowing U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to list "Jerusalem, Israel" on their U.S. passports. "It's something that's actively being looked at," he told JNS. "It is long overdue that this is corrected," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. "It is unfair to the Americans born in Jerusalem that their passports do not recognize the state [of Israel]. It does not prejudge or compromise the U.S. position; it compliments U.S. law that recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel."

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