Meet The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump take the No. 1 spot. Discover who else made The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026.
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No. 1: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump: Remembering who brought the hostages home
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No. 2: Benjamin Netanyahu: Shaping Israel’s politics and global image for a generation
Netanyahu has become more than Israel’s prime minister for many. Abroad, for instance, he has become Israel’s symbol and the lightning rod for much of the…
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No. 3: Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next prime minister?
The former IDF chief has emerged as the leading opposition challenger to Netanyahu, offering voters a path to a post-Netanyahu Israel.
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No. 4: Naftali Bennett: The former PM seeking a comeback to ‘repair Israel’
Since returning to politics, Bennett has shifted from his previous campaigns, taking a more liberal position while maintaining a strong right-wing stance on security.
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No. 5: Ronald Lauder: Standing at the forefront of the fight against antisemitism
Lauder has never confined himself to quiet philanthropy - he continues to use his position to demand accountability from political leaders.
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No. 7: Assaf Rappaport: The man behind Wiz, the Israeli company that revolutionized cloud security
From that napkin-signed seed round to a $32b. exit six years later, Rappaport’s arc marks a point of strength for Israel’s tech sector.
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No. 8: Howard Lutnick: US Secretary of Commerce, and Trump’s tariff dealmaker-in-chief
A longtime Wall Street executive who co-chaired the Trump-Vance transition, Lutnick entered office as an outspoken advocate of the president’s tariff agenda.
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No. 9: Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg: Tech leaders pushing AI beyond the digital world
Both Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg are leading some of the world’s largest companies, shaping the future of society with their innovations.
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No. 15: Netanyahu's key partners and challengers shaping Israel's future
Following the October elections, the influence of these figures could change dramatically, depending on the balance of power between Netanyahu’s camp and the opposition bloc.
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No. 16: Bill Ackman: The billionaire investor putting his influence behind Israel
Since October 7, Bill Ackman has become one of the most prominent American business figures speaking out in support of Israel and against antisemitism, particularly on…
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No. 17: Larry Ellison: The philanthropist of the Jewish world
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison briefly became the world’s richest man as his AI bet sent his fortune soaring, while his influence expanded across technology, media and…
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No. 20: Alex Karp and Josh Kushner: From AI battlefields to billion-dollar deals
They both fight in a field most people don’t have access to: inside directors’ boards, where getting the facts straight can mean the difference between an…
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No. 21: Volodymyr Zelensky: The Jewish president who became the face of Ukraine’s resistance
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion, an estimated 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died, at least 16,874 Ukrainian civilians have been killed.
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