British MP recalls trip to al-Aqsa

Jon Ashworth is one of a group of British MPs who visited the al-Aqsa mosque in August. While Ashworth was there Rabbi Glick, who survived an assassination attempt on Wednesday, was escorted out of the mosque by Israeli authorities after skirmishing with Palestinian worshippers.

“There was huge tension there. Worshippers were gathered outside the mosque, clearly fearful that people of other faiths wanted to enter it and use it to make a statement about their own faith. “

“Jews have their claims too but at the end of the day it is a mosque. In this part of the world within yards of each other are three incredibly holy sites for the Abrahamic faiths. The Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the al-Aqsa Mosque. Surely there must be a way for these Abrahamic to live side by side in relative peace and harmony?