Edo Konrad
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Past articles by Edo:
How this government will turn its Jewish critics into dissidents
The transformation of leftist Israelis into dissidents is a reminder that no one is safe from the attempts to turn the 'wrong kind' of Jews into enemies. → Read More
Why Amnesty is taking aim at the ‘root causes’ of Israeli apartheid
Amnesty International's Saleh Hijazi talks to +972 about his organization's new report on Israel-Palestine, the Israeli government’s harsh response, and why we need to talk about 1948 as the moment Israeli apartheid began. → Read More
There’s no shrinking an expanding colonial project
Since its inauguration this past June, the Bennett-Lapid coalition has made overturning the legacy of Benjamin Netanyahu one of its central goals. The new government, they claimed, would no longer be plagued by corruption, cronyism, and a deep derision for the media and the “left.” Many in Israel and abroad viewed the fragile amalgam of… → Read More
What keeps Jewish activists fighting Israeli apartheid
A few weeks ago, my colleague Amjad Iraqi took to these pages to talk about the death of F.W. de Klerk, the last president of apartheid South Africa. A week after his death, I found myself in South Africa, where hardly anyone I spoke to was concerned with de Klerk’s passing. Instead, I met with… → Read More
Sally Rooney is a model for Palestinian allyship
There is no lack of dedicated and passionate activists in the global Palestine solidarity movement. But when acclaimed Irish author Sally Rooney was forced to explain this week why she wouldn’t allow Modan, an Israeli publishing company, to put out her latest novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” she gave us all a lesson in… → Read More
Washington’s three gifts to Naftali Bennett
Last week was a good one for Naftali Bennett, perhaps one of the best since he became prime minister more than three months ago. Bennett — who has turned delivering the final death blow to the two-state solution into a central pillar of his policies — was likely smiling wide when he saw how, in… → Read More
PODCAST: A little ice cream goes a long way
Editors Edo Konrad and Amjad Iraqi discuss the backlash against Ben & Jerry's, and what the company's decision could mean for the future of the BDS movement. → Read More
Israel's most racist law comes crumbling down — for now
The failure to renew the Citizenship Law offers Palestinian families a moment of respite. Four takeaways from the major crisis plaguing the new coalition. → Read More
PODCAST: An uprising for Palestinian unity
The +972 editors discuss the role of Palestinian citizens of Israel in the latest wave of popular resistance between the river and the sea. → Read More
PODCAST: A night of Jewish supremacist violence in Jerusalem
Editor-in-Chief Edo Konrad interviews Orly Noy about the racism and brutality she witnessed during a far-right march in Jerusalem last week. → Read More
'LGBTQ rights have become a litmus test in Palestinian society'
The growing visibility of queer Palestinians poses a challenge to Arab parties exploiting homophobia ahead of the Israeli election, says Fady Khoury. → Read More
Saturday Night Live tells the uncomfortable truth about Israel
Michael Che's joke about Israel's COVID-19 vaccination campaign pokes fun at a regime that does little to hide its supremacist policies. → Read More
PODCAST: Why is Netanyahu suddenly going after Palestinian voters?
After years of inciting against Palestinian citizens of Israel, Bibi does an about-face. +972's Edo Konrad and Amjad Iraqi make sense of another election. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
Progressives will keep up the fight for Palestine — with or without Biden
Rather than pegging hopes on a Biden White House moored to bygone policies, Palestine activists should keep bolstering the movement from the ground up. → Read More
To fight its 'war' on COVID-19, Israel is turning citizens into enemies
To live with COVID-19, Israel will have to stop transforming the pandemic into a matter of national security, says Professor Yagil Levy. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
A pat on the back for condemning anti-Arab racism
A video of a Jewish family mocking Bedouin children was widely condemned by Israeli society. But does the singling out of a racist prevent a real reckoning? → Read More