JERUSALEM — Sharren Haskel may not be as familiar as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but she has become a prominent player in his government – officially representing the state of Israel on the world stage as its deputy minister of foreign affairs.

Behind her warm, inviting smile and dulcet tones is a tongue as sharp as her mind. During her tenure in Netanyahu's government, she has shown a willingness to go on the offensive and challenge Israel's critics as it prosecuted the war against Hamas.

She's also unafraid to wade into controversy, describing Israel's greatest threat as a militant form of Islam.

"There's a world war between radical Islam and Western civilization values," Haskel told CBN News in an interview in her Jerusalem office. "We know on our skin and scars what it means to fig

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