25/03/2010
Mr Obama and Mr Netanyahu held two meetings, without a photocall
The US and Israel have been holding last-minute talks to try to agree on steps Israel should take to get peace talks with Palestinians back on track.
The US admitted earlier differences remained between the two sides, following a row over Israel's plans to build homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu twice extended his visit in Washington to try to find a compromise. Mr Netanyahu's trip came amid the worst crisis in US-Israeli ties for decades.
The Israeli leader - who had originally planned to leave Washington on Tuesday - stayed on for another full day to meet the US Middle East peace envoy, George Mitchell, at his hotel. Mr Mitchell returned to the US on Tuesday following a meeting in the West Bank with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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