Background
Haskel was born in Toronto, Canada to a Moroccan mother and Israeli father.
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Haskel completed her bachelor"s degree in political science and international relations at the Open University of Israel, where she was active in the debate team In 2014, Haskel won the Israeli National Champion Debate. She also took course at the Jewish Statesmanship Center in Public Policy.
Haskel also attended Santa Monica College in Los Angeles for a year after her military service.
Career
She speaks fluent French, English, and Hebrew. Her family immigrated to Israel a year after her birth. At the age of 18, Haskel served in the Israel Defense Forces where she was a combat soldier at the Israel Border Police during the second intifada.
Haskel lived in Australia for six years where she worked as a veterinary nurse in Bondi Vet animal hospital, and volunteered most of her time to organizations that helped save wild animals.
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. Haskel supports de-criminalization of Cannabis, and is an advocate for medical Cannabis usage.
Although she lost, She continued to volunteer her time as an activist in the environmental committee in the Kfar Saba city hall. Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections she was placed 31st on the Likud list.
Committee Assignments MK Haskel currently serves on these committees for the 20th Knesset: Special Committee on Drugs and Alcohol Abuse Science and Technology Committee Special Committee for Public Petitions Special Committee for the Transparency and Accessibility of Government Information Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Lobbies Chair, Lobby for Medical Cannabis Member, Lobby for Strengthening the Jewish World Member, Lobby for Fair Collection Processes at Hotzaa Lapoal (Israel's collection agency).
Achievements
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In 2014, Haskel won the Israeli National Champion Debate. In 2013, Haskel tried to win a seat in Kfar Saba city hall. 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 August 14, 2015.
Membership
She is the youngest member of Likud and the second youngest member of the 20th Knesset.
