(Jpost).A day after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's meeting with US President Barack Obama,The prime minister's colleagues on the Right,were pleased that Netanyahu hadn't "capitulated" and expressed optimism regarding the bilateral relations with the US.
MK Ophir Akunis (Likud) spoke of a relaxed atmosphere in the meeting and said that the focus of the talks with the Palestinians would change, allowing Israel to insist on ensuring its own interests before discussing Palestinian statehood.
"The forebodings of a tense meeting were refuted," Akunis was quoted by Army Radio as saying, "the government is committed to a peace process with the Palestinians; not, however, on the basis of two states for two peoples, but first and foremost on the basis of a Palestinian recognition of the Jewish people."
Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan said the meeting proved that there are "clear understandings and cooperation" between Netanyahu and Obama.
