The Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Dr. Saeb Erekat has made a phone call with His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hammad Al Khalifa, the diplomatic advisor to the King of Bahrain, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. During this telephone conversation, both sides have affirmed the rejection of the annexation declaration and the policy of settlement expansion and that there is no change on Arab peace initiative which requires the end of the occupation and the establishment of an independent state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders. To check the news, click here