Chutzpah, or hutzpa, meaning supreme self-confidence, is a characteristic feature of the Jewish national temperament. A close English equivalent is sometimes "hubris," although no translation fully captures the semantic richness of the term. Chutzpah embodies a quality of audacity, whether for good or bad. According to Alan M. Dershowitz, an American lawyer and the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, this trait has been instrumental in the Jewish community's ability to "capture" America. In his book “Chutzpah” he promotes the self-assertiveness of Jews in America. Chutzpah often involves bold steps to achieve the seemingly impossible through means such as rebellious insolence, outrageous lies, clever deception, defiance of both written and unwritten rules, and unconventional behavior and thinking.

Jews consider chutzpah an action rooted in courage, mental flexibility, and ingenuity. Individuals capable of bold adventures, daring steps, cunning, and even deception often achieve levels of success that ordinary law-abiding people can only dream of. By adhering to the "rules" of chutzpah, one can disarm others through blatant lies and clever tricks. One of the most common stories illustrating this phenomenon is the example of a minor who, after killing his parents, appeals to the court for leniency on the grounds that he is an orphan.

Naturally, the concept of chutzpah is not exclusive to Jews. Today, there is an Armenian version of this phenomenon, which could be described as Armenian "revolutionary chutzpah." Many Jews might even envy the displays of chutzpah demonstrated by the leader of the "Armenian Revolution." After the movement to "reject Serzh," when there was no significant public demand for a prime minister to emerge directly from the streets, Pashinyan declared himself "the people's prime minister" and boldly announced, "Either I will be the prime minister, or Armenia will not have a prime minister." This statement stands as a textbook example of chutzpah in action.

The same can be said about the weird proposal he made before the regime change, in which he called on all citizens of the Republic of Armenia to sign an individual contract with him. Over the past six and a half years, the long-suffering Armenian people have witnessed numerous striking examples of chutzpah. For instance, Pashinyan, on the one hand, discussed with the heads of the National Security Service and the Special Investigative Service the possibility of arresting officials who displeased him (this episode, notably, was captured in an intercepted phone recording). On the other hand, he called for blocking the entrances to the country's courts, effectively paralyzing the judicial system's normal functioning.

It is virtually unheard of for one branch of government—in this case, the executive—to cynically attack another branch, the judiciary. Yet, this happened when the judiciary, specifically the court of first instance, adhered to the letter of the law rather than bending to the executive's instructions in its decision-making process. Moreover, only Pashinyan could propose an unprecedented deal with voters on the eve of regime change, promising to compensate them from the city budget if the Civil Contract Party won the Yerevan City Council elections.

In essence, he offered vote buying, and it was not the only way to embezzle the state treasury.  Despite lacking higher education and violating legal requirements, this individual managed to ascend to the position of prime minister—an achievement undeniably aided by chutzpah. It is often said that even the creation of the State of Israel was an extraordinary manifestation of Jewish chutzpah. By any logical standard, its establishment seemed impossible, yet the Jews defied common sense and all conventional rules to make it a reality. Similarly, but with opposite effect, Nikol, the dismantler of statehood, has imposed his version of "Armenian chutzpah," leaving no means of escape from its pervasive effects.