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Queen Rania of Jordan condemns west’s ‘silence’ over Israeli bombing of Gaza

Royal says people across Middle East are ‘shocked and disappointed by world’s reaction to this catastrophe’

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Jordan’s Queen Rania has accused western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for not condemning Israel’s killing of Palestinian civilians in its bombardment of Gaza.

Rania, born to Palestinian parents in Kuwait, blasted western nations for opposing a blanket ceasefire and said their silence gave the impression they were “complicit” in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.