Incoming Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R) and his wife Ela attend the prime minister handover ceremony at the residence of President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem April 1, 2009. Peres told new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that the world backed the Palestinian quest for a state, a goal the incoming right-wing leader has not endorsed. Netanyahu was sworn in as Israeli prime minister on Tuesday after winning parliamentary approval for his right-leaning government. REUTERS/Menahem Kahana/Pool