A long-simmering royal family feud is publicly boiling over in Jordan - a podcast by PBS NewsHour

Palace intrigue is shaking one of the Middle East's most historically-stable monarchies. Jordan's King Abdullah is challenged by the former crown prince, his half-brother, Prince Hamzah. Nick Schifrin explores the long-simmering reasons for the family feud, and Dr. Bessma Momani, professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, joins us to discuss the confrontation. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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