Sharren Haskel

‘Backstabbing those who serve’: Deputy FM slams coalition laws aiding draft evaders - interview

Explaining why she has voted against the legislation, Haskel said in her interview with the Post that, “we are at war, and when we have a pyramid of priorities, security always has to be on the top."

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Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.
Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.

Netanyahu's coalition 'massively pressuring' MKs to vote for haredi draft bill, Haskel tells 'Post'

Haskel told The Jerusalem Post that over the weekend, “phone calls were made to almost all coalition members in order to check their positions and pressure them to vote on the conscription law.”

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel on a three-day diplomatic and economic mission to Athens.

Greek-Israeli relations are 'flourishing,' Israel's deputy foreign minister tells 'Post'

Deputy Minister Sharren Haskel served as a keynote speaker at the Maritime Med conference and the East Med Energy Transition Summit.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025

Members of Israel's Right in talks to form new party as alternative to Likud

The initiative, informally described as “Likud B,” is being advanced by right-wing figures, many of whom have had strained relations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Deputy FM Sharren Haskel strengthens ties with Hungary in diplomatic visit

“Hungary and Israel are building a strategic partnership based on shared values, mutual interests and deep ties,” Hungary's European Union Affairs Minister Janos Boka said.

JULY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel alongside Hungary's Minister for European Union Affairs Janos Boka in Budapest, July 31, 2025.

Normalization with Israel? Saudis need to make that choice, Haskel tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Normalization with Saudi Arabia is possible even without a Palestinian state, Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel says.

JULY 18, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel sat with ‘The Jerusalem Post’ to discuss Palestinian statehood, the chance of peace with Saudi Arabia, and the wars in Gaza and with Iran.

Sharren Haskel: Confronting Iran and Hamas, and what we owe the Middle East

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel sits down with The Jerusalem Post's Political Correspondent Eliav Breuer.

JULY 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
JPost sits down with Sharren Haskel.

WATCH: Saudi normalization possible without commitment to Palestinian state, Deputy FM tells 'Post'

Asked whether normalization was possible without Israel having to commit to Palestinian statehood, Haskel answered that she “believed so.”

JULY 15, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Deputy FM Haskel attends Gabon president’s inauguration, strengthens Israel-Africa ties

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel strengthens Israel's ties with Africa at Gabon president’s inauguration, exploring new avenues for cooperation in agriculture, health, and security.

MAY 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sharren Haksel in attendance at a diplomatic event in Gabon.

British MP accuses Israeli deputy FM of secretly filming Knesset meeting

The footage of Thornberry, an MP for Islington South, Finsbury, and De Beauvoir, was published on Tuesday without her consent, an act which she called "unacceptable." 

MARCH 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Emily Thornberry speaks to delegates on the third day of the Labour Party conference on October 10, 2023 in Liverpool, England.

Bill regulating use of cannabis for medical purposes passes in Knesset preliminary reading

37 MKs supported the proposal submitted by MK Moshe Passal, and 20 opposed it. 

MARCH 5, 2025ByTAL SHALEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
AN EMPLOYEE CUTS cannabis buds in a laboratory in Vienna.

Royal Post Office in Madrid lit up in honor of Bibas children

Sharren Haskel, Israel's deputy minister of foreign affairs, thanked Diaz Ayuso for the "solidarity in these heartbreaking times." 

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByARIELA OHRENSTEIN
Royal Post Office in Madrid lit up in honor of Bibas children

'This is incitement to murder': Israeli officials demand action on Australian nurses

The two nurses were seen in a video on social media saying that they have already killed Israeli patients in the past, and will send more Israelis to hell.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Policemen in central Melbourne, Australia, November 9, 2018.

Israel needs a new approach to 'hasbara' - opinion

We are no longer powerless. It is time to engage in the fight for Israel with passion and conviction, not apologetics or apprehension.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
GIDEON SA’AR speaks at a ceremony welcoming him as the new foreign minister, this past November at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. It is time to engage in the fight for Israel with passion and conviction, not apologetics or apprehension, the writer argues.