Will the controversies surrounding Donald Trump’s presidency lead to its downfall? Not likely.
"Even the most idiotic aspects of what Trump is saying feed into a larger idiocy, which is already well-established," Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole tells this week's edition of World View from New Jersey.
Mr Trump's openness to the idea of a "one-state solution" to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine also startled the diplomatic community last week.
What would such a state look like? The podcast talks to Mark Weiss about what could prove to be a pivotal moment for the Middle East.
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