Israel’s Netanyahu and Palestine's Abbas share historic handshake at the funeral of Shimon Peres as Barack Obama calls symbolic moment 'a reminder of the unfinished business of peace'

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas entered Israel for the first time in six years today and shook Benjamin Netanyahu's hand in the defining moment of Shimon Peres' funeral (main picture). US President Barack Obama (bottom right) also used his eulogy to call for an end to hostilities and said Mr Abass's decision to come to Jerusalem was 'a gesture and a reminder of the unfinished business of peace'. A meeting between the two leaders is extremely rare and as they shook hands Mr Abbas told him: 'It's been a long long time' and the Israeli Prime Minister responded: 'It's something that I appreciate very much on behalf of our people and on behalf of us.' It came as an emotional Bill Clinton paid tribute to 'champion of humanity' Peres (bottom left) at the funeral of a founding father of modern Israel. The former US president gripped his coffin and looked close to tears as he joined 70 world leaders and royals including Tony Blair, Prince Charles (inset) and King Felipe of Spain who all wore a Jewish skullcap at the ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.