Sharren Miriam Haskel-Harpaz (Hebrew: שָׁרֶן הַשְׂכֵּל, born 4 March 1984) is an Israeli politician serving as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
According to Haskel, the Second Intifada, during which she served in the Border Police operating checkpoints and attending home demolitions and demonstrations, narrowly escaped two suicide bombings on Israeli buses, and lost two friends to terrorist attacks, helped shape her ideology.
Haskel completed her bachelor's degree in political science and international relations at the Open University of Israel, where she was on the debate team.
She is active on environmental and animal rights issues, with a particular focus on water pollution coming out of areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
Although she failed to enter the Knesset when Likud won 30 seats, she became an MK in 2015 as a replacement for Danny Danon following his appointment as Israel's envoy to the United Nations on 14 August 2015.
Haskel criticized the rise of antisemitism in France and urged the Israeli government to act, calling on Jews worldwide to return to Israel.
[16][17] Sharren Haskel received high scores in 2016 and 2017 from the annual "Liberty Index",[18] rating Members of Knesset based on how their legislative activity promotes or suppresses personal freedom and free markets,[19] which is compiled by the New Liberal Movement (described by one of its founders as "much like the better goals of the Tea Party in the United States.
"[20]) In May 2016 Haskel was recognized by the Jewish Journal in the United States as a leader of new generation of women in politics, mainly for her extensive work around the world to defend Israel’s policy and government.