 Ben-Gurion agreed with him, but foresaw problems in transferring Palestinian refugees from Gaza to Jordan, and recommended that Israel insist on direct talks with Egypt, favoring withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula in exchange for peace and free navigation through the Straits of Tiran.The following day, he met with Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek in his Knesset office.Despite occupying a lower executive position, Ben-Gurion treated Kollek like a subordinate.