Mick Hartley

From the Jerusalem Post:

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) closed the Great Pyramids on Friday after protesters said various groups, among them Jews, planned to attend a numerologist ceremony on the Giza Plateau. 

Egyptian media reported that some Egyptians feared that the event would be used by Jewish Masons to reclaim the Pyramids as ancient Hebrew structures, denying Egyptians their claim to the pharaonic monuments. 

One SCA employee claimed that a crew of 1,200 Jews were planning to attend the event, crowning the mightiest of the three structures with a Star of David in order to assert the claim that Jewish slaves built the pyramids, and not the ancient Egyptians, Egyptian daily Al Ahram reported…. 

Former SCA Secretary General Abdel Halim Noureddin told Al Ahram Jewish Masons have been trying to cap the Great Pyramid since 1931 with the Jewish emblem, so this instance should not be surprising. 

More here. The original event was planned by a Polish numerologist group, but it didn't take long for many Egyptians to decide who must really be behind it all:

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities succumbed to pressure after protest groups behind the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak in February demanded that the famous Pyramids be sealed off for the entire day Friday….

The protesters were angry that the council reportedly gave permission to a Polish numerologist group that wanted to hold a ceremony to protect the world from "cosmic forces" intent on destroying the planet next year.

The group, calling itself Dar Swiatowida, called on people to come for a "ceremony of love" at the Great Pyramid called "hug the pyramid," during which "two interpenetrated pyramid-shaped crystals" were to be placed inside the iconic structure to infuse it with special powers.

According to numerologists, the number 11/11/11 is one of the most potent days in the planet's history.

The Polish group said the crystals, from a mountain in India, would harness the energy of all sacred sites in the world. The crystals would apparently create a shield between the planet and cosmic forces.

Like many other doomsday believers, Dar Swiatowida shares the belief that the world will come to an end on Dec. 12, 2012, which is the end of the ancient Mayan calendar.

The proposed ceremony, cloaked in superstition, alarmed many in the conservative country. Though the pyramid complex's director Ali al-Asfar said Friday the organization's request was denied, it didn't stop concerned Egyptians from organizing Internet campaigns to prevent the ritual.

Emotions grew as unconfirmed reports in the local media detailed what would allegedly happen in the pyramid based on the meaning of 11/11/11.

It was rumored that over 1,000 Jews would hold a ceremony and erect a Star of David above the Great Pyramid to assert their claim that it was built by ancient Israelites. It was also alleged that Masons, sometimes associated with Satanism by people in the Arab world, were also planning a ceremony of their own.