Prazon (Hebrew: פְּרָזוֹן) is a moshav in northern Israel founded by Kurdish Jews in the early 1950s. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. The moshav has historically been an argiculturual community, with farming as the backbone of its economy. In 2023 it had a population of 440.

Prazon was founded in 1953 by Jewish immigrants to Israel from Kurdistan who had arrived in Israel in the early 1950s. Prazon was the second settlement in the Ta'anakh, following the founding of nearby Avital earlier that year. Many spent their first years in Israel at the Megiddo ma'abara (transit camp) before moving to the new moshav in 1953. In total about 60 families formed the core of Prazon’s original community.

The name "Prazon" (פרזון), meaning "rural population" or "unwalled villagers," is derived from a verse in the Book of Judges:

The Hebrew word prazon appears in this verse and has been interpreted by classical commentators such as Rashi to mean inhabitants of unwalled, vulnerable settlements, reflecting the hope of the moshav’s founders to establish a peaceful rural community in the same region where the biblical story occurred.

In its early years, Prazon faced typical challenges of new immigrant moshavim. The residents initially lived in rudimentary huts and tents with limited infrastructure. Water had to be fetched from a nearby kibbutz until shared taps were installed, and electricity was absent in the beginning. The Kurdish founders, many of whom had been farmers or villagers in their country of origin, were part of an official strategy to settle people from rural backgrounds in agricultural villages for easier absorption. Prazon, together with Avital and Meitav (est. 1954), formed the Yael bloc of moshavim in Ta'anakh – all founded by Kurdish Jewish immigrants. In later years, additional moshavim in the region were founded by Moroccan Jews, Tunisian Jews, Persian Jews, and others, but Prazon remained predominantly Kurdish in character Despite hardships, the community gradually built permanent houses and farm infrastructure. By the late 1950s, basic services like electricity and a village access road were in place, and a synagogue and elementary facilities had been established in the moshav’s center.

Prazon is located in the Northern District of Israel, in the Gilboa Regional Council jurisdiction. It lies in the Ta'anakh region, a cluster of agricultural villages south of Afula in the Yizre'el Valley area. West of the village runs the seasonal stream Nahal Gilboa, and the surrounding landscape is characterized by fertile farmland of the Yizre'el Valley. Prazon is about 7 km south of Afula and roughly 30 km southwest of the Sea of Galilee. The population of Prazon is Jewish, like all the villages in this regional bloc (nearby exceptions being the Arab villages of Sandala and Muqeible about 3 km to the south).

Prazon's population is mostly Jewish, and has fluctuated over the decades, in 1972 it had around 500 inhabitants, while by the end of 2023 the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimated that the population of Israeli residents was approximately 398.

Agriculture has been the backbone of Prazon’s economy since its establishment. Upon arrival, the Kurdish immigrant families were each allocated a small farm plot (nahala) and received basic tools and work animals from the Jewish Agency. In the early years, they focused on crop farming: the moshav’s farmers grew vegetables and field crops such as watermelons, onions, garlic, and sugar beets, learning new farming methods with guidance from government instructors. Two families shared a single horse and wooden plow for tilling the land, and they would transport their produce by horse-drawn wagon to sell in the market of Afula, which was then a small town. he Israeli Ministry of Agriculture under Moshe Dayan initially encouraged only crop cultivation in the area and was hesitant about dairy farming; however, the villagers insisted on keeping dairy cows to supplement their livelihood.