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Human Rights Alert, NGO"JosephZernik,PhD

"314403144POBox31440,Jerusalem9131391313

123456xyz@gmail.com;

13-05-06US GOV IS STILL AFTER ME

ThecorrespondencebelowwasforwardedtotheGermanConsulinIsrael,whohad

previouslyprovidedprotectionagainstabuseofmyrightsbytheUSandIsraeli

governments.

MichaelARatney,USConsul,Jerusalem

TheUSConsulateinJerusalemisbuiltinthenoman'slandbetweenterritoriesthatwereheld

byIsraelandJordanpriorto1967.TheUSConsulateinJerusalemisuniqueamongUS

diplomaticmissions,sinceitreportsdirectlytoStateDepartment,andnottoanyambassador.

ItislikelythattheUSconsiderstheJerusalemConsulateofsimilarstatustoGuantanamo

Bay,Cuba-notsubjecttoanylaw.___________

Brief summary:

On January 1st, 2013, my bank accounts in Israel were blocked by

Bank HaPoalim. The bank claimed that it was done on behalf of the

US gov. No written records were provided. No legal procedure was

the basis for such conduct, either in Israel or in the US.

The Israeli gov refused to provide Equal Protection under the law.

Eventually, after request for protection by the German Consul in

Israel, my money was returned.

In parallel, on January 14, 2013, I appeared in the US Consulate in

Jerusalem, paid the exorbitant fees, and fulfilled my duties for

renunciation of US citizenship. The US Consulate scheduled me

outside of working hours, and probably outside of consular calendar,

and US Consult Kirk G Smith refused to perform his duties, and only

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false and deliberately misleading records were produced.

No response was provided at the end of the correspondence below

by the US Consulate in Jerusalem.

It is not expected that the US gov would recognize my renunciation

of US citizenship anytime soon (i.e., I do not believe that I would

ever get a CLN - "Certificate of Loss of Nationality".)

In recent years, record numbers of US citizens have been trying to

renounce their citizenship, and the US gov is engaging in various

delay tactics to prevent them from doing so, in direct violation of

Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

jz

5) ADDITIONAL RESPONSE BY JOSEPH ZERNIK

OnMon,May6,2013at11:01AM,JZwrote:

from:JZto:Jerusalem,ACS

cc:Smith,KirkG,

Ratney,MichaelA

May6,2013

NiliWeinfeld

SpecialConsularServices

AmericanCitizenServices

DearMsWeinfeld:

Thankyouforyourexpedientresponse.

Iwouldappreciateifyoucouldalsoexplain:

1)Whoauthorizedyourrequest,below,relativetomyGerman

citizenship,and

2)Whatisthelegalfoundationforsuchrequest,pertainingtoaperson,

whofulfilledhisdutiesrelativetorenunciationofUScitizenship.

Truly,

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JosephZernik,PhD

HumanRightsAlert(NGO)

4) ADDITIONAL REPLY BY US CONSULATE, JERUSALEM

OnMon,May6,2013at9:24AM,Jerusalem,

ACSwrote:

I just saw your request about the title:

Nili Weinfeld

Special Consular Services

American Citizen Services

ThisemailisUNCLASSIFIED.

3) REPLY BY US CONSULATE, JERUSALEMFrom:Jerusalem, ACS

Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 9:22 AM

To:'123456xyz@gmail.com'

Subject: FW: Loss of U.S. Nationality Application in process

I apologize, here it is.

Regards, Nili Weinfeld

America n C iti zen Services Un it

Consulate General of the United States in Jerusalem

Phone:+972 (0)2-630-4000

Fax:+972 (0)2-630-4070

Street Address:14 David Flusser, Jerusalem 93392

(Near the former Diplomat Hotel, now the Caprice Diamond Center)

Follow us on our Facebook page!

To schedule the next available appointmentclick here.

http://jerusalem.usconsulate.gov/service.htmlThis e-mail is unclassified based on the definitions outlined in E.O. 12958.

ThisemailisUNCLASSIFIED.

2) RESPONSE BY JOSEPH ZERNIK

From:JZ [mailto:123456xyz@gmail.com]

Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 9:18 AM

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To: Jerusalem, ACS

Cc: Smith, Kirk G; Ratney, Michael A

Subject: Re: Loss of U.S. Nationality Application in process

DearNili:

Relativetotheemailcommunicationbelow,pleaseprovideyourfull

nameandyourtitleintheConsulateGeneraloftheUnitedStates

inJerusalem.JosephZernik,PhD

HumanRightsAlert(NGO)

1) OUT OF THE BLUE EMAIL FROM THE US CONSULATE,

JERUSALEM

OnMon,May6,2013at8:58AM,Jerusalem,ACS

wrote:Dear Mr. Zernik,

Your Loss of Nationality application is still in process with

the Department of State. In the meantime, would you

please provide your German passport number and its date

of issuance? As we recall, you showed us the German

passport in one of your visits in our office, but we do not

have a copy of it on file.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any

questions.

Regards,Nili

America n C iti zen Services Un it

Consulate General of the United States in JerusalemPhone:+972(0)2-630-4000

Fax:+972(0)2-630-4070StreetAddress:14DavidFlusser,Jerusalem93392

(NeartheformerDiplomatHotel,nowtheCapriceDiamondCenter)

FollowusonourFacebookpage!

Toschedulethenextavailableappointment clickhere.

http://jerusalem.usconsulate.gov/service.html

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