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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matt Mathers

Queen Rania of Jordan accuses West of ‘double standards’ response to Israel-Gaza war

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Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western countries of “aiding and abetting” the killing of Palestinians by supporting Israel’s war against Hamas, in an extraordinary intervention that could signal an escalation of of tensions across the Arab world.

Rania, who was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents and grew up in the West Bank, accused Israel of being an ‘apartheid regime’, claiming the conflict began ‘before’ Hamas killed 1,400 Israelis on October 7.

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