Edo Konrad

Edo Konrad is the former editor-in-chief of +972 Magazine.

Recent Articles

A general view of the construction work on the Tunnel Road, as seen from the Gilo settlement, December 15, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

How Israel’s road projects are ensuring apartheid is here to stay

The expansion of settler bypass roads in the West Bank has been central to turning Israel's 'temporary occupation' into a permanent one-state reality.

By Ahmad Al-Bazz and Edo Konrad December 31, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media at after a vote on a bill to dissolve the parliament, at the Knesset, Jerusalem, May 30, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

How did Israeli pundits become more right-wing than Fox News?

By spreading conspiracy theories about U.S. voter fraud, Netanyahu's media allies are enabling similar claims to be made in the next Israeli election.

By Edo Konrad November 15, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2016. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Progressives will keep up the fight for Palestine — with or without Biden

Rather than pegging hopes on a White House moored to bygone policies, Palestine activists should keep bolstering the movement from the ground up.

By Edo Konrad November 10, 2020

Police make arrests as Israelis take to the streets to protest against the government's ban on demonstrations, Tel Aviv, October 2, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

To fight its ‘war’ on COVID-19, Israel is turning citizens into enemies

To live with the pandemic, Israel will have to stop transforming civilian issues into matters of national security, says Israeli sociologist Yagil Levy.

By Edo Konrad October 22, 2020

Israelis take part in the ad-hoc 'Culture of Solidarity' group to prepare food deliveries for the second lockdown for underserved and impoverished communities across Israel, Tel Aviv, September 16, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

We’re on the precipice of disaster. Now is the time for solidarity

Those tasked with protecting the public have failed, leaving Israelis and Palestinians teetering on the edge as we head into a second lockdown.

By Edo Konrad September 25, 2020

The funeral of Yacoub Abu Al-Qi'an in Umm al-Hiran, January 24, 2017. (Activesitlls.org)

The killing of a Bedouin man is a weapon in Netanyahu’s war for survival

Netanyahu is using the wrongful police shooting of Yacoub Abu al-Qi'an as a cudgel to attack the authorities charging him with corruption.

By Edo Konrad September 9, 2020

Israeli Police arrest a Bedouin protester during a demonstration against the Prawer Plan, Hura, Naqab Desert, November 30, 2013. (Activestills)

A pat on the back for condemning anti-Arab racism

A video of a popular children's entertainer mocking Bedouin children was widely condemned by Israeli society. But does the singling out of one racist prevent a real reckoning?

By Edo Konrad July 15, 2020

A man working in the Meshek Achiya olive oil factory, Achiya, West Bank. March 3, 2009. (Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Israel’s Memorial Day gift to bereaved families: Olive oil from a West Bank settlement

The Defense Ministry's gift to bereaved Israeli families this year is made in an area of the West Bank notorious for land grabs and settler violence.

By Edo Konrad April 19, 2020

Shoppers walk through Tel Aviv's Carmel Market after the Israeli government ordered all bars, restaurants, and malls to close in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

+972 Magazine in the time of pandemic

A letter from +972's Editor-in-Chief to our readers about our coronavirus coverage and ongoing mission.

By Edo Konrad March 17, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces emergency directives during a press conference at the Prime Ministers Office in Jerusalem, March 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Equating coronavirus with terror, Netanyahu turns surveillance powers on Israelis

As part of his 'war' on the outbreak, Netanyahu delays his long-awaited trial and announces the mass surveillance of Israelis infected by coronavirus.

By Edo Konrad March 15, 2020