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8 Jun 2015 17:12

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that parents cannot put Israel as the birthplace on the passports of children born in Jerusalem, the Chicago Tribune reports. The decision acknowledges the ongoing dispute between Israel and Palestine, which both claim the city as their capital. The 6-3 decision strikes down the controversial part of a 2002 law requiring Jerusalem-born Americans to list Israel as the country. The State Department and Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have disagreed with th...
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