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At Milken conference Jordan’s Queen Rania slams Israel, minimizes Hamas’ role in conflict

Despite saying she seeks consensus, Rania squarely put the blame for Gaza war on Israel

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Queen Rania of Jordan poses for the photographers before a lunch at the Royal Palace.

LOS ANGELES — While Jordanian King Abdullah II met President Joe Biden for lunch at the White House on Monday, his wife, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, was thousands of miles away speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly...

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