After the 2007 summit, Mahmoud Abbas said that "This initiative simply says to Israel 'leave the occupied territories and you will live in a sea of peace that begins in Nouakchott and ends in Indonesia'". Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has offered his full support of the Arab Peace Initiative, and has urged Israel to support it on several occasions.
Following the 2007 summit, Mahmoud Abbas declared that the initiative calls upon Israel to "leave the occupied territories and live in a sea of peace that stretches from Nouakchott to Indonesia." Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has consistently backed the Arab Peace Initiative and urged Israel to embrace it.