11.   Israelis claim sovereignty over the entire massive stone structure, which includes the Western Wall, but Islamic authorities to control the ancient mosques and plaza on top.

12.   Japan has claimed sovereignty over the southern Kuriles ever since Soviet forces captured them in the final days of World War II.

13.   Native Americans have resisted that effort, claiming sovereignty and arguing that many of their on-the-reservation businesses are dependent on cut-rate sales to non-Indian customers.

14.   Since then, Israel has claimed sovereignty of the site, but has permitted Islamic religious authorities to exercise control over the two Muslim structures.

15.   Some Palestinians have argued that it would be foolish to claim sovereignty over territory that Israel could easily strangle economically.

16.   That is a term used by the most extreme among Israeli conservatives to claim Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank and Gaza.

17.   That criticism has also been leveled at Secretary-General Kofi Annan for suggesting that nations with human rights abuses can no longer hide behind their borders, claiming national sovereignty.

18.   The partition question has also divided the governments of Ireland and Britain on legal grounds, with both claiming sovereignty over the North.

19.   Palestinians claim sovereignty at the site in the name of Islam.

20.   Palestinians want the eastern half of Jerusalem as a future capital while Israel claims sovereignty over the entire city.