Why Doesn’t the U.S. Recognize Israeli Sovereignty over West Jerusalem?
The status of west Jerusalem, after all, isn't disputed by anyone.
June 30, 2015
Why Doesn’t the U.S. Recognize Israeli Sovereignty over West Jerusalem?
The status of west Jerusalem, after all, isn't disputed by anyone.
In a recently decided case, the Supreme Court ruled that a Jerusalem-born U.S. citizen’s passport could not indicate “Israel” as his birthplace. Avi Bell notes that the citizen in question was born in west Jerusalem—that is, in the part of the city under Israeli control since 1948:
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