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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012003817.html
Netanyahu: Tell the Palestinians "Start Negotiating for Peace"
(Reuters/Washington Post) Alastair Macdonald - Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu criticized Palestinian leader Abbas on Wednesday for rejecting U.S. calls for peace negotiations. "The Palestinians have climbed up a tree," Netanyahu said. "And they like it up there. People bring ladders to them. We bring ladders to them. The higher the ladder, the higher they climb." "The Palestinians are piling demand upon demand upon demand," said Netanyahu. "They should be told fair and square...'Start negotiating for peace.'...Let's get on with it...."I'm prepared for peace. Are the Palestinians ready for peace?"