Anne Carson on Hesitation in The Paris Review

Pastor John Hagee's "Night to Honor Israel" kicked off by having the venue transition from singing the US national anthem to the Israeli national anthem. Controversial Zionist federal Judge Roy Altman can be seen at Hagee's side proudly singing both anthems.

There’s a line in YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING that I’m convinced I must have misheard because of how little discussion I’ve seen/heard around it and it’s really weighing on how I look at the whole Thing

💢 Israeli forces have driven more than 2,000 Palestinians from their homes in Hebron, Hebron Mayor Yousef al-Jabari said Saturday according to AFP, carrying out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to raze the neighborhood of the two gunmen who killed two Israeli soldiers manning an illegal military checkpoint Friday. Soldiers ordered families out over loudspeakers in the middle of the night, residents said, and many left with only what they could carry. Bulldozers had already begun demolishing homes near the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint on Friday, and Hebron officials say about 1,300 more people could lose theirs. The city of more than 200,000 remains under siege, with residents unable to enter or leave. Palestinian officials reminded local media that "collective punishment” is prohibited under Geneva Conventions. Netanyahu, who faces elections Tuesday, has paired the demolitions with a pledge to build "over 100 new settlements." Israeli forces and settlers have also continued attacks on Palestinian civilians across the West Bank in the past 48 hours, where they have killed more than 1,100 Palestinians since October 2023, according to AFP.

This is remarkable.

Can't believe my book is in the PW top ten alongside some of my favorite authors: Lerner, Lepore, Whitehead, James.

You've got to watch this whole thing. Generational talent. I've only ever seen this once before.