The American magazine Time publishes its list of the 100 most influential people for 2014 in its new issue - and for the first time since 2010, there is no Israeli representative in the prestigious ranking. The only Israeli on the list is Professor Anat Adamati, who left Israel in 1981.
Time's 100 most influential people include the US President Barack Obama, US Secretary of State John Kerry, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Hillary Clinton, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Alongside them on the list are also the President of Russia Vladimir Putin And the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani.
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American leaker Edward Snowden and Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who opposed the Taliban and was shot while returning from school, are also on the list.
Narendra Modi, leader of the Indian National Congress (BJP), who is expected to be elected prime minister of the subcontinent next month, is also included in the list of influencers.
Anat Adamati, a professor of economics at Stanford University in the United States who left Israel more than 33 years ago, can be considered the Israeli representative on this year's list. She was chosen for her book, "The Bankers' New Clothes: What's Wrong with Banking and What to Do About It," which she wrote. The book deals with the high lending rates that banks in the United States give, even after the new post-crisis rules. The explanation for the decision states that Adamati has succeeded in influencing central banks, policymakers, and economists around the world.
