The US on Friday called on the Israeli government to prevent the return of settlers to the Homesh illegal outpost in the northern occupied West Bank, consistent with the commitments it made to Washington, the US Embassy in West Jerusalem said in a statement. “The United States strongly urges Israel to refrain from allowing the return of Israeli settlers to the area covered by the legislation passed in March, consistent with both former PM [Ariel] Sharon's and the current Israeli government's commitments to the United States,” it said.