US President Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu have admitted to "differences" on the path to Mid-East peace, after they met in Washington.
The talks came after Barack Obama said in a key speech that any future Palestinian state must be based on the borders that existed prior to the 1967 war.
A defiant Mr Netanyahu said there may be some concessions but stressed the 1967 lines were "indefensible".
He said that there could be no peace "based on illusions".
"It will crash eventually on the rocks of Middle East reality," Mr Netanyahu said.
After the talks, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged Mr Obama to continue pressing Mr Netanyahu on the 1967 borders plan, AFP news agency reported.
Mr Obama said there were differences between the US and Israel on a future state for Palestinians, but that such dispute occurred "between friends". He did not bring up the matter of the borders in his joint conference with Mr Netanyahu.
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