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Last month the US Supreme Court ruled that Congress cannot force the
State Department to issue passports that recognize Jerusalem as a part
of Israel, concluding the twelve-year-long case Zivotofsky v. Kerry. The
decision sparked a conversation on the status of Jerusalem, a question
that remains one of the most sensitive sticking points of the IsraeliPalestinian peace process.
Below is a selection of comments from the Project for the Study of the
21st Century.
Dr. Nikolas Gvosdev is a Professor of National Security studies at the
US Naval War College and a member of PS21s International Advisory
Group.
Milena Rodban is an independent geopolitical risk consultant and a
Global Fellow at PS21.
Dr. Hayat Alvi is a Professor of Middle East Studies at the US Naval
War College and a Global Fellow at PS21.
Please credit PS21 if you wish to use any of the material below. If you
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That does not mean that Congress has no recourse or its own room for
maneuvering and responding. Congress holds the power of the purse,
that is, funding foreign policy courses of action, as articulated in Article
I of the Constitution. In addition, Article I, section 8, states, Congress
shall have the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations; to
establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization . However, that does not
mean that the President has no authority or power to engage in
political discourse that has impacts on said issues. Obviously, cases
arise that have no precedence due to their uniqueness, as in the case
of Jerusalem/Israel. There is nothing wrong with the Executive taking
certain stands on issues that have significant political ramifications,
and that requires interactions between the Executive and Legislative
branches on a case-by-case basis.