Most Influential People

TIME names Netanyahu among 2026 Most Influential, calls his post-Oct. 7 comeback bigger than Trump

TIME editor-at-large Ian Bremmer wrote that the PM "once faced the political wasteland" after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, but has now engineered a "political comeback" that "may have exceeded Trump's."

 Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu
 Illustrative image of a sad child.

All for the best? Sometimes positive thinking does more harm than good

 Taika Waititi arrives for the Time 100 Gala celebrating Time magazine's 100 most influential people people in the world in New York, US, June 8, 2022.

2023 ‘TIME100 Gala and Impact Awards’ to be held in Israel

 Sam Grundwerg, chairman of Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

Sam Grundwerg: Diplomat, fundraiser and Zionist leader


Tom Nides: The influential middleman between the US and Israel

No. 4 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Tom Nides, President Joe Biden's man in Israel

 Tom Nides, the influential US ambassador to Israel.

Noa Kirel: Israel's queen of pop, Eurovision 2023 rep.

No. 50 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Israel's queen of pop, Noa Kirel.

 Israel's queen of pop, Noa Kirel.

The Jewish Brazilian microbiologist spreading science with coffee

No. 47 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Brazilian microbiologist Natalia Pasternak Taschner.

 Brazilian microbiologist Natalia Pasternak Taschner

The IDF trailblazers making history for Israeli women in uniform

No. 48 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: IDF Maj. Neta Blum and Brig.-Gen. Naama Rosen-Greenberg.

 FROM LEFT: IDF Maj. Neta Blum and Brig.-Gen. Naama Rosen-Greenberg.

Leah Greenberg: The Jewish activist fighting US extremism, Trumpism

No. 49 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: US liberal activist Leah Greenberg.

 Leah Greenberg

Shira Haas: Israeli star to make superhero waves with Marvel as Sabra

No. 46 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Israeli actress Shira Haas, the new Sabra at Marvel.

 Left: Marvel superhero Sabra as she appears in the comics. RIGHT: Israeli actress Shira Haas

The Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022

From champions during war to philanthropic leaders, check out the Jewish people who made the most significant impact of 2022.

 Top 50 Most Influential Jews

The Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021

Who made the list?

 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic gave all the reasons to turn Vegan, as per Valerie Grand

The COVID-19 pandemic gave all the reasons to turn Vegan, as per Valerie Grand


The Jerusalem Post's 50 most influential Jews

A list of influential Jewish figures who have impacted the world last year, and have the potential to affect change in years to come.

Benjamin Netanyahu