Egyptian Islamic Jihad calls for Mursi aide resignation

The Egyptian Islamic Jihad called on the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Essam al-Erian to resign from his role as advisor to President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt Independent reported Friday, after he called on Egyptian Jews to leave Israel to pave the way for Palestinian independence.

“We shall fight them vigorously if they return, especially the Egyptian-Israeli Jews,” said Islamic Jihad leader Mohamed Abou Samra.

“We will continue fighting them,” Abou Samra concluded, until “the liberation of Palestine or Doomsday.”