Writer: Ruthie Blum

Ruthie Blum, a former editor at The Jerusalem Post, is a columnist for Israel Hayom and the author of “To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Obama, and the ‘Arab Spring.’”

Eli Ben Zaken, wine entrepreneur

The founder of Domaine du Castel family winery was one of two Israelis to be honored with the French National Order of Agricultural Merit this year.