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Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan continuous to stand firm for the people of Palestine, proving that the conversation is far from over.
This is not the first time she made statements that made waves in social media and used her voice to break boundaries. As the conflict nears its one-year mark, the Jordanian royal has ensured that her platform never stops running to spread awareness.
And her recent visit to Italy proved her steadfast commitment to change the narrative remains headstrong.
She took the stage at the 50th edition of the Ambrosseti Forum, an annual conference organised by the European House, and delivered a powerful speech on the ongoing crises in Palestine.
“Today, we come together in a moment of profound uncertainty,” she began. “It seems like everywhere we turn, we’re met with something worse.”
In her speech, Queen Rania expressed her distress over the normalisation of civilian suffering. “Try to imagine what it must be like to be a parent in Gaza,” she urged. From meagre food rations, burying children, severe starvation and a ceasefire that never comes, Queen Rania exemplified that the world is simply not doing enough to provoke change.
Quoting Washington Post columnist, Karen Attiah, she said, “The last time millions of people were targeted and trapped based on their identity, the world said, never again.”
She further continued and declared, “If ‘never again’ singles out some based on identity, then that promise has been broken.”
The devastation continues to toll the people of Palestine which according to Al Jazeera, have faced over 42,000 fatalities including both adults and children.
While sharing her thoughts on the global action being taken, she called out the double standards in addressing the crises. “It is dehumanising and cruel,” she proclaimed. “It sends the message that some people are less than.”
“Autonomy, dignity and human rights are universal, unconditional, and non-negotiable.” As she declared her message, she consistently stressed that for “justice to prevail, there must be accountability.”
As she closed her speech, she powerfully left no room for second thoughts. “This is a vile breach of decent human conduct,” she said.
Additionally, she mentioned that life will never be the same as it was. “We cannot go back to the days before this war. As we ask, ‘What’s next?’, the answer cannot be, ‘More of the same.'”
