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Jerusalem-born Americans can now list 'Israel' on passports

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that US citizens born in Jerusalem can now elect to list "Israel" as their birthplace on consular documents.

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US passports for an American born in Jerusalem can now say he or she was born in Israel rather than just saying Jerusalem. — US State Department/Wikimedia

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