Top 50 Most Influential Jews 2025

If influence, not approval, is our standard, Benjamin Netanyahu was the center of 5785. When he moved, the system moved: generals, ministers, markets, mediators, enemies.

His official title is United States special envoy to the Middle East and special envoy for Peace Missions, but de facto, he is Trump’s representative for international issues, wherever it may be.

The Mossad was active for at least three years to develop technological capabilities connected to specific operations, which no one else can do, including other Israeli defense agencies.