Muhammad An-Nimnim, known as Abu Noon, the director of Artists for Freedom in Palestine and a Palestinian cartoonist, told Ma’an that the participants are in preparation and making the necessary arrangements to enter the record books with the longest caricature in 2010.
Abu Noon said he hopes that the picture will be drawn on the separation wall in Bethlehem in the West Bank, to boost tourism to the city. International artists will also participate in the caricature's creation, in support of peace, he said.
Coordination with a consulate is underway to complete the necessary procedures to allow the artists to begin drawing on the wall in Bethlehem, he added.
The caricature, he said, will express peace and the universal language of art. "Everyone talks about peace but no one listens, but today we will express our will, strengthen our steadfastness, and prove to the world that we want peace," said Abu Noon.
Abu Noon said that he has received over 45 applications from artists in the Palestinian territories and around the world, including international artists.
An-Nimnim called on President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority to facilitate the provision of legal and operational procedures to allow the event to take place on the part of the wall that closes off Bethlehem.
Palestinians have previously entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest plate of Kanafeh (a dessert made with semolina and white cheese) and the longest traditional dress.
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