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’

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 the Gaza Strip.