The Trump administration is expected to soon announce that the U.S. passports of Americans born in Jerusalem can now name Israel as the country of birth, Politico reported.
The decision, confirmed by a U.S. official Wednesday, is the latest by President Donald Trump that favors Israel in the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It could be revealed as early as Thursday, just days before next week’s U.S. presidential election.
American passports have not used the phrase “Jerusalem, Israel” because the exact status of the city has long been disputed as part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Prior to Trump, U.S. policy had been that the city’s borders and status are issues subject to negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Thus, U.S. passports have simply stated their bearers were born in “Jerusalem.”
But in December 2017, Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. The U.S. has since moved its Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Last year, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said changing the policy on the passports was under consideration, Politico reported.
The U.S. official said the new policy, at least as of Wednesday, is that U.S. passport holders who were born in Jerusalem will have the option of having Israel listed as the country or simply leaving it as “Jerusalem.” The State Department is expected to make the announcement.
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This was settled under Obama:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zivotofsky_v._Kerry
That case said it was the president’s choice. And 0bama chose to refuse to put Israel on the passports. Trump should have changed that decision immediately on taking office, but better late than never.
My daughter was born in Jerusalem. Her passport needs to be changed to say Jerusalem Israel