Out of curiousity, I did a quick check on Google:
"The ball is in the Palestinian's court": about 62 times
"The ball is in Abbas' court": about 72 times
"The ball is in the PA's court": about 16 times
"The ball is in Arafat's court": about 75 times
("The ball was in Arafat's court": about 20 times)
As far as metaphors go, the phrase is supposed to imply a sense of responsibilty, that it's their move...the pressure is on...the clock is running.
Baloney.
This tired old turn of phrase is not merely deceptive; it's comical. If anything, rather than being under pressure, the Palestinians are consistently given the initiative and allowed to control the tempo. They are given every allowance and benefit of the doubt, with minimal responsibilty.
Besides, I don't think the Palestinians are much for basketball.
It's more like...dodge ball.
Oh and by the way--
According to Google "the ball is in Israel's court": about 777 times.
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