US Federal Courts to Consider J’lem Passport Issue

The US Supreme Court returned to the lower courts the issue of whether Americans born in Jerusalem may list “Israel” on their passports.

The decision delivered Monday was a success for the family of Jerusalem-born boy Menachem Zivotofsky. His family for years has sought to force the State Department to agree to state on his passport that he was born in Israel, citing a law passed by Congress in 2002.

Former US President George W. Bush signed the law, but in doing so refused to implement it, citing executive prerogative in foreign policy. US President Barak Obama has continued that practice.

The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, overruled lower court decisions that had contended that the judicial branch does not have authority over this area since it is not the courts’ place to determine foreign policy.

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