http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1157646.html
Clinton: Decision to escalate row with Israel 'is paying off'
By Haaretz Service
Last update - 01:59 20/03/2010
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that the Obama administration's decision to ramp up pressure on Israel over construction of Jewish homes in East Jerusalem was bringing results.
In an interview with BBC television, Clinton was asked whether escalating the tone with Israel had paid off.
She said: "I think we're going to see the resumption of the negotiation track and that means that it is paying off because that's our goal."
....It was now the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's duty to overcome opposition within his coalition government and ensure that the stalled negotiations moved forward, Clinton told the BBC.
"I think what the prime minister has said repeatedly is that his government and he personally are committed to pursuing these negotiations and he just has to make sure that he brings in everyone else," she said.
"That's his responsibility and it's not something that the United States can or is interested in doing."
Over the past few days the U.S has signaled its desire to move beyond the row over Ramat Shlomo and focus on restarting so-called the 'proximity talks' between Israel and the Palestinians....