RAMALLAH, May 28, 2011 (WAFA) – Palestinian artist, Khalid Jrar, launched a new campaign in which he invented a new stamp for the new sovereign state of Palestine and stamped foreigners’ passports with it to spread it all over the world.

Jrar stamped American, British, Danish, German and French passports with the new stamp which was designed and written in both Arabic and English.

He didn’t wait for the declaration of the Palestinian state next September, but started looking for foreigners at Qalandia’s checkpoint to Ramallah’s bus station to stamp their passports.

After greeting them, he would explain his idea and stamp their passports with the new stamp next to other countries.

Jrar created a new page on ‘Facebook’ in which he presented his idea and looked for volunteers and supporters who would love to help him in spreading the new stamp.

Most of the foreigners he met showed acceptance of his idea and offered their passports to carry the new stamp while others refused because they feared that they will not be able to enter Palestine again.

Jrar said, “I tried to embody one aspect of our Palestinian sovereignty through art. I will look for more people to help me in spreading my idea.”

He said that he will travel to Greece to stamp other passports in order to stress his message; the sovereignty of Palestine.

Some Palestinians liked the idea and offered full support; others considered it an artistic work that will not achieve anything.

M.H./M.A.