Israeli President Expects Peace With Palestine Within His Lifetime

Shimon Peres turning 90 in a few weeks

Weeks away from his 90th birthday, Israel's president Shimon Peres, has said that he expects to see peace with the Palestinians within his lifetime.

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, the Jewish state's elder statesman who has a played a leading role in most of the significant events in Israel's 65-year history, again threw his weight behind the American led peace initiative that is currently being led by John Kerry.