71.   Israel maintains that Jerusalem must be under exclusive Israeli sovereignty.

72.   Israel wants to keep Jerusalem exclusively under Israeli sovereignty, keeping the status quo of freedom of access to holy sites.

73.   Israel insisted the property dispute be resolved in Israeli courts, which would be tantamount to a formal Palestinian recognition of Israeli sovereignty.

74.   Israeli sovereignty over the Western Wall, the western slope of the hilltop enclosure and the holiest site in Judaism, is uncontested.

75.   Israeli opposition leaders rallied outside PLO headquarters in Jerusalem on Wednesday and demanded that the office be shut down as a threat to Israeli sovereignty in the disputed city.

76.   Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has said up to one-quarter of those may be left outside the umbrella of Israeli sovereignty in any peace accord.

77.   It insists the city must remain united under Israeli sovereignty.

78.   Israel insists that the city must remain united under Israeli sovereignty.

79.   Israel opposes participation by residents of east Jerusalem, saying it would undermine Israeli sovereignty over the entire city.

80.   Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert suggested the ceremony was at the airport to avoid recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, which both Israel and the Palestinians claim as their capital.