Hamas hostage survivor Noa Argamani named in TIME's most influential people list
- Noa Argamani, a former Hamas hostage, was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2025 in the 'leaders' category, as announced on Wednesday.
- Argamani was held captive for 245 days and described her experience as 'pure hell.'
- Doug Emhoff praised Argamani for her 'exceptional courage and humanity' and called her a symbol of pain and trauma for Jews worldwide.
- Following her rescue by the IDF and Israeli police, Argamani became a strong advocate for the hostages still held in Gaza, embodying Jewish resilience and strength.
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Freed Israeli hostage listed in TIME’s top 100 most influential people
Noa Argamani was named as one of the most influential people of 2025 for her efforts globally to raise awareness of the plight of the remaining captives. By World Israel News Staff Noa Argamani, an Israeli woman who was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from the Nova music festival in southern Israel, has been named as one of TIME magazine’s top 100 most influential people of 2025. Argamani, 27, was taken hostage at the festival in…


Noa Argamani, ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt among over a dozen Jews on 2025 TIME 100 list
(JTA) — Former Israeli hostage Noa Argamani and Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt were included along with over a dozen Jews in Time Magazine’s 100 “Most Influential” list this year. Their inclusion — in the “Leaders” and “Titans” sections of the annual list — points to the ongoing significance of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and its aftermath. Argamani’s feature was written by Doug Emhoff, the Jewish husband of former Vice…
Rescued hostage Noa Argamani named among Time magazine's 100 most influential people
Kamala Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff, selected her for the award. He said that Argamani 'embodied Jewish resilience and strength' and served as 'living proof that, despite everything, 'we will dance again''
Former hostage Noa Argamani named TIME100 'leader'
Former Hamas hostage Noa Argamani has been selected as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025 by the prestigious Time magazine in the "leaders" category, the publication announced Wednesday. In the award citation, written by Doug Emhoff, husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, he stated, "The video of Noa Argamani on October 7, 2023, is forever seared into my soul." Emhoff added, "She was joyfully dancing with so many others at t…
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