Hillary Rodham Clinton
Respondent
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., U.S. Solicitor General The city of Jerusalem, an important holy place for both Jews and Muslims, has been a flashpoint of contention for as long as the Arab-Israeli conflict has existed. For the last 60 years, the United States has maintained a policy of recognizing no State sovereignty over the city. As a reflection of this, U.S. State Department policy is to list no nation of birth on the passports of U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem. In 2002, Congress attempted to change this by passing Section 214(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…
