The Supreme Court has struck down a law that would have allowed Americans born in Jerusalem to list their birthplace as Israel on their US passports — part of the federal government’s refusal to recognize any nation’s sovereignty over Jerusalem.
The court ruled 6-3 Monday that Congress overstepped its bounds when it approved the law in 2002. It would have forced the State Department to alter its long-standing policy of not listing Israel as the birthplace for Jerusalem-born Americans.
The policy is part of the government’s refusal to recognize any nation’s sovereignty over Jerusalem, until Israelis and Palestinians resolve its status through negotiations.
