Differences remain between Israel and the US, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, the White House has said. President Obama urged the Israeli PM to take steps to build confidence in the peace process, during "honest" talks on Tuesday, said spokesman Robert Gibbs. Mr Gibbs also said the US was seeking "clarification" of the latest plans to build homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Mr Netanyahu's trip came amid the worst crisis in US-Israeli ties for decades. The Israeli prime minister delayed his departure from Washington on Wednesday to meet the US Middle East peace envoy, George Mitchell. The spat flared two weeks ago when, during a visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden, Israel unveiled plans to build 1,600 homes in part of East Jerusalem, which Washington branded an insult.
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