CAIRO (PIC)– Egyptian political parities and groups decided to prevent the Jews coming from occupied Palestine and Europe from celebrating the birth of Abu Has Hasira festival which was banned by a local court decision in 2001.
Despite the legal ban the festival continued to take place every year on the anniversary of the birth of rabbi Abu Hasira whose alleged mausoleum is claimed to be located in the village of Damtu outside Damanhour.
The groups said they would form human shields to prevent any Zionist pilgrims from visiting Abu Hasira’s tomb saying that such a visit is refused by the Egyptian people and unacceptable legally and politically.
Bloggers against Abu Hasira the Nasserist Trend the Muslim Brotherhood the Freedom and Justice Party the April 6 Youth Movement and the Mohamed Al-Baradei campaign signed the group statement against the festival.
