In his vision for Gaza, President Donald Trump is aligning with some of Israel’s most hard-line factions. You’re reading an excerpt from the WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

After having learned nothing after his first failed term, the president still appears wholly incapable of avoiding shambolic chaos of his own making.