Jordan’s royal family feud | Worldly
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down the royal drama that has roiled the normally quiet kingdom of Jordan this week.
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Show Notes
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down the royal drama that has roiled the normally quiet kingdom of Jordan this week: The king has accused his half-brother, the former crown prince, of a vague conspiracy against the crown and has put him under house arrest.
References:
Alex wrote Vox’s explainer on the royal family feud.
This is the audio of Prince Hamzah and the Jordanian general talking that Jenn mentioned.
The New York Times has a good piece on the roots of the King Abdullah and Prince Hamzah split.
You can watch Hamzah’s self-filmed video sent to the BBC, well, on the BBC.
Hosts:
Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox
Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), White House reporter, Vox
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