Joni Lamb named top Christian ally of Israel for 2026

The Israel Allies Foundation has released its 2026 list of the top 50 Christian allies of Israel. The late Joni Lamb, co-founder and former president of Daystar Television Network, was named the top ally posthumously. Lamb was recognized for her humanitarian assistance to Holocaust survivors and her mobilization of religious support through the Daystar House of Hope Israel initiative.

Paula White-Cain, leader of the White House Faith Office and spiritual adviser to Donald Trump, ranked second on the list. White-Cain is noted as the only person to have held the number one ranking more than once since the list's inception.

Other notable figures included on the 2026 list are commentator Scott Jennings, Erika Kirk, Harris Faulkner, Mosab Hassan Yousef, and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi. The annual ranking is released in conjunction with the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) to honor leaders who provide public advocacy and spiritual solidarity for the Jewish state.