TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Marissa Newman and AP
June 8, 2015

Foreign Ministry refuses to comment after US Supreme Court strikes down law allowing Americans born in Jerusalem to list Israel as birthplace

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Monday urged US President Barack Obama to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, hours after the US Supreme Court struck down a law to permit Americans born in Jerusalem to list their birthplace as Israel in their US passports. The landmark ruling, which backed the president’s official stance on Jerusalem, was also fiercely criticized by MK Michael Oren — formerly the Israeli ambassador to the US — while the Foreign Ministry declined to comment. READ MORE