UK MP Condemns Al-Aqsa Attack Senior opposition figure ‘appalled’ by Israeli violence’ will write to PM. A British parliamentarian denounced on Saturday the heavy-handed violence by Israel against Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Labour MP and shadow health secretary of the opposition Cabinet, Jonathan Ashworth, condemned aggressive moves by Israeli authorities to evict Palestinian residents from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem and an attack of Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. "I'm totally appalled at the scenes from East Jerusalem, the evictions and the attacks at the Al Aqsa mosque. Attacking a place of worship is unacceptable at any time but doing so in the holy month of Ramadan is reprehensible," Ashworth said in a statement. "This and the forced eviction of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah is shocking and a violation of international law. I utterly condemn it. Israel must halt illegal evictions and end this violence against Palestinians."