Israel wants peace talks but "not at any price: Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his first public comments on a crisis in U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians, said on Sunday Israel was prepared to continue negotiations but "not at any price".

Netanyahu, speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, also cautioned that Israel would respond with steps of its own if the Palestinians pressed ahead with unilateral moves toward statehood.

(Reporting by Jeffrey Heller, Editing by Ori Lewis)