CAIRO (MEMO) – Egypt’s Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has strongly condemned hosting a Zionist music festival at Egyptian army-owned facilities in the Sinai Peninsula, The New Arab news website has reported.
Tolip hotel, located in Sinai, plans to host the Zionist music Nabia Festival as part of the celebration of Passover.
According to The New Arab, the Nabia festival is set to be held from 17 April to 20 April at the Tolip Resort and Spa in Taba city.
Meanwhile, the Egyptian Streets website reported that the Grounded Festival 2022 is being held further away from the Egyptian border with the occupied territories at Syn Beach Club in Nuweiba Club Village.
“Every year we take pride in the heroes of the 1973 war with our family and neighbors. We listen to the heroic stories of resistance and how the [the Bar-Lev Line] was crossed, which the enemy considered impossible,” Egypt’s BDS posted on Twitter.
It added: “We realize [now] that the Zionist occupation has returned to Sinai again.”
According to BDS: “The Zionist organizers of the festivals act as if Sinai is theirs and they invited people from all over the globe to attend,” reiterating: “This comes at the expense of Egypt’s sovereignty. This is an insult to Every Egyptian.”