Jerusalem, Apr. 7 : Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan has said that his country is not taking orders from US President Barack Obama or officials of his administration.

Responding to an earlier statement by Obama in which he reaffirmed his administration''s commitment to all previous understandings between Israel and the Palestinians, including the process launched at Annapolis, Maryland, in 2007, Erdan said: "Israel does not take orders from [Barack] Obama,".