Naomi Chazan
Naomi Chazan | |
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| 1992–2003 | Meretz |
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| Born | 18 November 1946 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Naomi Chazan (Hebrew: נעמי חזן, born 18 November 1946) is an Israeli academic, activist, and politician. As a legislator, Chazan championed the causes of human rights, women's rights, and consumer protection.[1][2] Chazan is a past president of the New Israel Fund.
Today,[when?] Chazam heads the School of Government and Society at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo, and sits on the board of the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants.[3]
Biography
Naomi Chazan (née Harman) was born in Jerusalem during the British Mandate era. Her parents were Avraham and Zina Harman. Her father was later Israeli ambassador to the United States, while her mother worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as a member of Knesset between 1969 and 1974.
Chazan studied at
Political career
In 1985 she was a member of the Israeli delegation to the
In
She backed efforts to improve women's rights in Israel outside of the Knesset as well, including supporting the Alice Miller case which paved the way for women to serve in combat roles in the Israeli military.[5]
Controversy
A 2010 campaign by Im Tirtzu against the New Israel Fund included cartoon images of Chazan with a horn coming out of her forehead - the word "horn" in Hebrew also meaning "fund." Chazan served as the lay leader of New Israel Fund at the time. Haaretz described the campaign as "savage."[6]
In 2010, Chazan was fired by The Jerusalem Post. The Post said the decision was made on account of a lawsuit against the newspaper filed by Chazan and the NIF. The lawsuit was filed in response to an ad campaign by Im Tirtzu.[7][8]
Published works
Chazan is the author, co-author and editor of eight books and 56 articles in academic journals on comparative (especially African) and Israeli politics.
- An Anatomy of Ghanaian Politics: Managing Political Recession, 1969-1982 (Westview Press, 1983, ISBN 0-86531-439-X)
- Ghana: Coping with Uncertainty (Westview Press, 1986, ISBN 0-86531-369-5), with Deborah Pellow
- Coping with Africa’s Food Crisis (ISBN 0-931477-84-0), with Timothy M. Shaw
- The Precarious Balance: State and Society in Africa (Westview Press, 1988, ISBN 0-8133-0968-9), with Donald Rothchild
- Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1988, ISBN 155587679X)
- Irredentism and International Politics (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1991, ISBN 1-55587-221-2), edited volume
- Civil Society and the State in Africa (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1994, ISBN 1-55587-360-X), edited with John W. Harbeson and Donald Rothchild
- The Early State in African Perspective: Culture, Power and Division of Labor (Brill Academic Publishers, 1997, ISBN 90-04-08355-3), edited with S.N. Eisenstadt and Michel Abitbol
References
- ^ Israel Moshe Katsav rape USA Today [dead link]
- ^ "A Conversation With Naomi Chazan". www.pjvoice.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Hotline for Refugees and Migrants | Board of Directors". hotline.org.il. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Naomi Chazan: Public Activities Knesset website
- ^ "Israeli Supreme Court Rules Women Can be Air Force Pilots". 8 November 1995.
- ^ "Fighting for Israel's soul". Haaretz.
- ^ Lis, Jonathan (5 February 2010). "Amid row over contentious ad, Jerusalem Post fires Naomi Chazan of New Israel Fund". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Izikovich, Gili; Liphshiz, Cnaan (7 February 2010). "Jerusalem Post: Chazan fired due to lawsuit over NIF advert". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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