
Israel's Lieberman Says Ball in Palestinian Court
Israel's foreign minister said Thursday it is up to the Palestinians to decide whether to resume Mideast peace talks now that Israel has announced a settlement freeze. Avigdor Lieberman told Israel's Army Radio that the "ball is in the Palestinian court." His comments came a day after Israel proposed a 10-month halt in West Bank settlement construction, which the Palestinians swiftly rejected because it did not include east Jerusalem. The Obama administration has been urging the sides to resume peace talks and said the Israeli move could help them do so. The Palestinians have refused to talk until all settlement construction ceases. Lieberman, a settler himself, said Israel has gone as far as it could in its gestures toward Palestinian...