The Washington director of the Jewish Federations of North America, William Daroff is ranked as the world’s most influential Twitter user on Jewish issues, the biggest influencers in the Jewish Twitterverse, by the 100-year-old Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), on a list that includes Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and noted journalists.
Israel’s Prime Minister was followed by Avi Mayer, Jewish Agency spokesman; Danny Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the United States; and Peter Lerner, Israel Defense Forces spokesman on list of “the 25 most influential people on “Jewish Twitter” – People who participate most in the Twitter discussion around Israel and Jewish issues.
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Here are the World’s 25 most influential people on Twitter — The go-to accounts to stay informed and up to date on Jewish issues:
| Ranking# | Name | Designation | Twitter @ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Daroff | The Washington director of the Jewish Federations of North America | @Daroff |
| 2 | Benjamin Netanyahu | Israel's Prime Minister | @netanyahu |
| 3 | Avi Mayer | Jewish Agency spokesman | @AviMayer |
| 4 | Danny Ayalon | Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. | @DannyAyalon |
| 5 | Peter Lerner | Israel Defense Forces spokesman | @LTCPeterLerner |
| 6 | Jeffrey Goldberg | The Atlantic correspondent | @JeffreyGoldberg |
| 7 | Ron Dermer | Israeli ambassador to the U.S. | @AmbDermer |
| 8 | Dan Shapiro | U.S. ambassador to Israel | @AmbShapiro |
| 9 | Rabbi Jason Miller | Rabbi, entrepreneur and writer | @RabbiJasond |
| 10 | Barak Ravid | Haaretz diplomatic correspondent | @BarakRavid |
| 11 | Esther Kustanowitz | Editorial director of Mayim Bialiks Grok Nation and L.A. Jewish Journal contributing writer | @EstherK |
| 12 | Avital Leibovich | American Jewish Committee in Israel director | @AvitalLeibovich |
| 13 | Lahav Harkov | The Jerusalem Post Knesset correspondent | @LahavHarkov |
| 14 | Michael Dickson | StandWithUs executive director | @michaeldickson |
| 15 | David Horovitz | The Times of Israel founding editor | @davidhorovitz |
| 16 | Arsen Ostrovsky | Human rights lawyer and journalist | @Ostrov_A |
| 17 | Mark Regev | Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom | @MarkRegevPMO |
| 18 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Rabbi, British lord and author | @rabbisacks |
| 19 | Shimon Peres | Former Israeli president and prime minister | @PresidentPeres |
| 20 | Yair Rosenberg | Tablet magazine senior writer | @Yair_Rosenberg |
| 21 | Adam Milstein | Israeli real estate investor and philanthropist | @AdamMilstein |
| 22 | Reuven Rivlin | Israeli president | @PresidentRuvi |
| 23 | Khaled Abu Toameh | Arab-Israeli journalist | @KhaledAbuToameh |
| 24 | Peter Beinart | The Atlantic and National Journal contributor and Haaretz correspondent | @PeterBeinart |
| 25 | David Haivri | Israeli settler activist | @haivri |