Cairo, Muharram 21, 1432, Dec 27, 2010, SPA -- Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has expressed appreciation of Ecuador's official recognition of Palestine as an independent state, following a similar step by Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. The Arab League reiterated on Sunday strong condemnation of the Israeli massacres against the Palestinian people including the recent killing of two Palestinians in Khan Younes, as well as confiscating scores of acres of Palestinian lands near Hebron, according to a report of the Syrian News Agency "SANA." --MORE 13:52 LOCAL TIME 10:52 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/849843