"In my view, this is a step in the right direction. The acceptance of a Palestinian state was present there," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout, whose country currently holds the EU's six-month presidency, told reporters.
Netanyahu's policy address at Bar Ilan University on Sunday came in the wake of tremendous pressure from Obama to back the establishment of a Palestinian state and declare a freeze on West Bank settlement construction.
Though the speech was highly anticipated in light of U.S. pressure, expectations of its content were subdued.
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