Naomi Chazan, at The Blogs

Jul 31, 2023, 1:29 PM

To restart, not repeat – that’s what Israel needs now

Demonstrators are sprayed with water cannons by riot police during a protest against the government's judicial reform plan in Tel Aviv on July 24, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Do those calling for consensus think the electorate is blind?! The country must grapple with its issues and reboot altogether

Jun 19, 2023, 1:06 PM

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This is the way the cookie crumbles

Likud MK May Golan at a House Committee meeting in the Knesset, on April 25, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The ousting of a highly-regarded champion for women's equality is just one example of the meltdown of good governance

Jun 5, 2023, 12:54 PM

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What it means to love Israel today

Naomi Chazan in conversation with Hugh Riminton in Sydney, on June 2, 2023. (https://twitter.com/NIFAustralia/status/1664457850998120449), used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Even Australian Jewry, which has always supported Israel, is finding itself questioning the values of Israel's newest government

May 15, 2023, 1:52 PM

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Passports, protests, and politics

Israelis line up outside the Ministry of Interior Affairs, to renew their passports, in Tel Aviv, on May 14, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ FLASH90)

The massive backlog in providing basic services to citizens is a quintessential lack of governance

May 1, 2023, 3:47 PM

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No country can afford global isolation, not even Israel

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint press conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 16, 2023. (Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

If Israel's policymakers won't listen to feedback from world leaders, they should at least heed the rapid 'relocation' of their own citizens

Apr 17, 2023, 2:48 PM

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Israel’s search for a broad consensus

Israelis protest outside the Knesset government’s planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023 (Erik Marmor/ Flash90)

A broad value-driven way forward depends on everyone's willingness to rectify past mistakes and construct a common tomorrow

Apr 3, 2023, 3:23 PM

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Celebrating freedom from abusive overrule is relevant in every generation

Police deploy a water cannon on Israelis occupying a main highway to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Liberty means safeguards for human dignity, nurturing of the human spirit, and unleashing the human imagination

Mar 20, 2023, 2:29 PM

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Looking for freedom, equality, and peace in 2023

Women protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv on February 20, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)

In need of a new civil pact, Israel can speak to its women to find out just what's wrong with the current one

Feb 20, 2023, 2:55 PM

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Add more stakeholders to the mix, and Herzog’s plan might work

Demonstrators rally in Tel Aviv to protest the Israeli government's overhaul of the judicial system, on February 18, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Better yet, first solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the rest will follow (Northern Ireland and South Africa can show the way)

Feb 6, 2023, 3:08 PM

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Critical questions for traumatic times

Israelis protest against the plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

The government's assault on Israel's checks, balances and civil rights is fueling a civil war. Is there no turning back?

About Me

Naomi Chazan is professor (emerita) of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A former Member of the Knesset and Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, she currently serves as a senior research fellow at the Truman Research Institute at the Hebrew University and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.