--- --- Apr 16, 2025 # Noa Argamani by Douglas Emhoff  2SXYDK9 New York, New York, USA. 25th Feb, 2025\. Ambassador Danny Danon of Israel briefs the media after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at UN Headquarters in New York. He was joined by Noa Argamani, who was kidnapped with her partner Avinatan Or by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from the Supernova festival. She was released however her partner is still in captivity and turned 32 years old as he was 30 more 500 days ago. (Credit Image: © Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Comm 2SXYDK9 New York, New York, USA. 25th Feb, 2025\. Ambassador Danny Danon of Israel briefs the media after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at UN Headquarters in New York. He was joined by Noa Argamani, who was kidnapped with her partner Avinatan Or by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from the Supernova festival. She was released however her partner is still in captivity and turned 32 years old as he was 30 more 500 days ago. (Credit Image: © Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for CommLev Radin—Pacific Press/ZUMA/Alamy The video of Noa Argamani on Oct. 7, 2023, is forever seared into my soul. She was joyfully dancing with so many others at the Nova music festival when Hamas launched its brutal terrorist attack. As she was kidnapped into Gaza on a motorcycle, her harrowing expression became a symbol of the pain and trauma Jews worldwide, myself included, continue to feel. Noa was held hostage for 245 days, a period she called “a pure hell.” Since her rescue, she has shown extraordinary courage and humanity in speaking out for the [remaining hostages](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-israeli-former-hostage-appeals-ceasefire-deal-go-2025-02-25/), including her ­partner Avinatan Or. My wife Kamala Harris and I stand with Noa in fighting for the release of all the hostages. We cannot give up until every one of them is home. Noa’s advocacy has ­illuminated Hamas’ extreme brutality, but more importantly, her bravery has embodied Jewish resilience and strength even in the worst moments. She is living proof to the world that, despite everything, “we will dance again.” _Emhoff is the former Second Gentleman of the United States_ Noa Argamani Is on the 2025 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273799/noa-argamani/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273799/noa-argamani/"},"headline":"Noa Argamani","datePublished":"2025-04-16T10:30:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:46:15.117Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273799/noa-argamani/","keywords":["TIME100","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","T100Leaders2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5915a840486a18b4/6998c5c4e1ba001de898d760/time100-2025-noa-argamani.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5915a840486a18b4/6998c5c4e1ba001de898d760/time100-2025-noa-argamani.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273799/noa-argamani/","name":"Noa Argamani"}}]}] ```