A seemingly narrow-gauge dispute over the wording used on certain U.S. passports triggered a broad-ranging discussion at the Supreme Court on Monday about the separation of powers in matters of foreign policy.
The case before the court is Zivotofsky v. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State. It is a dispute over a 2002 federal law that directs the State Department, on request, to list Israel as the country of birth on passports for U.S. citizens who were born in Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s status as a capital or even as part of Israel has been a touchy point for decades worth of presidents, fearful of spoiling the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, who lay claim to at least part of the city.
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