US Supreme Court say you just cant swap your birthplace for Israel even if born in Jerusalem

by Benson Agoha | International

Court says people born in Jerusalem cannot claim or switch records to read `born-in-Israel`.

Jerusalem on the Map:
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The United States still does not recognize Israeli or Palestinian claim to Jerusalem, as implied in a Monday ruling by the Supreme Court at which the Apex institution declined to accept a change in place of birth records for anyone born in Jerusalem.

It follows a 2002 approval by the US Congress that anyone `born in Jerusalem' can change it to `Born in Israel.'

But with Monday's ruling, anyone born in Jerusalem can not claim to be born in Israel, according to Fox News report, Monday, which highlights the US Supreme Courts decision to strike down the law on `born in Jerusalem'.

The Supreme Court struck down a disputed law that would have allowed Americans born in Jerusalem to list their birthplace as Israel on their U.S. passports. The decision underscores the President's authority in foreign affairs.

The court ruled 6-3 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 and listing only "Jerusalem."

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.

Read the full Fox News report ( here ).

* ( by Benson Agoha with lead and report from Fox News.)