21.   Another proposal revolved around Palestinian sovereignty over several of the neighborhoods surrounding the Old City and having administrative autonomy within the walls.

22.   As Malaysia learned when it banned trading in its currency, capital controls are a great way to regain sovereignty over an economy.

23.   At Camp David, Barak tentatively agreed to the notion that the Palestinians could be granted religious sovereignty over the mount, with the Israelis retaining political sovereignty.

24.   At Camp David, Barak tentatively agreed to proposals that would have granted religious sovereignty over the Mount to the Palestinians, but retained Israeli political sovereignty.

25.   At that summit six months ago, the Israelis expressed total opposition to Palestinian sovereignty over the Temple Mount, which Muslims call the Noble Sanctuary.

26.   Barak accepted the plan with reservations, and the principal reservation concerned the idea of split sovereignty over the holy plateau in the Old City.

27.   Barak offered continued control over the mosque complex plus limited sovereignty over Arab villages and neighborhoods in East Jerusalem.

28.   Barak, like Netanyahu, wants Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, a majority of West Bank settlements to stay under Israeli control and a demilitarized Palestinian entity.

29.   Barak offered Arafat partial sovereignty over the disputed land, but Arafat rejected that formulation.

30.   Barak moved far from his initial position, agreeing to consider expanded Palestinian sovereignty over parts of East Jerusalem.