RUTH BADER GINSBURG, STEPHEN BREYER AND ELENA KAGAN ARE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL (UPDATE)

The U.S. Supreme Court’s three Jewish justices voted not to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports

Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision, in which the court’s three Jewish justices - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan – voted with the majority to deny American citizens born in Jerusalem the right to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports, infuriated the Israelis and overjoyed the Palestinians.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat declared that “just as Washington is the capital of the U.S., London is the capital of England, and Paris is the capital of France, Jerusalem was and will always be the capital of Israel – but more than that, it’s the heart and soul of the Jewish nation.”

Israeli attorney Nitzana Darshan-Leitner told Arutz Sheva radio that the ruling was “a real kick in the face of every Israeli citizen, that such a great friend of Israel’s does not recognize its rights.”

The Israelis see the Supreme Court ruling as a victory for the U.S. State Department which has always been less friendly toward Israel than Congress, and much more so under the Obama administration. The ruling also gives President Obama the power and authority to make decisions regarding Israel without allowing for checks and balances by Congress. That does not bode well for Israel considering the hostile relationship between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

While the Israelis fumed over the Supreme Court ruling, the Palestinians were overjoyed by it.

Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said “The decision sends a clear message that Israel is an occupying power in East al-Quds (eastern Jerusalem), the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.”