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The reason for the move is commercial and not political: Palestinian mail authorities refuse to handle mail addressed to Israel, which many Palestinian shoppers put down as the destination country.

The suspension of the largest IPO in history contains a lesson about China

"Doing business online is the bridge for American small businesses through this crisis and into the next decade," said John Caplan, Alibaba.com president of North America and Europe.

This will be done in preparetion to "Singles day" a Chinese holiday much akin to Black Friday

The Hong Kong listing deal was estimated at up to $20 billion, but is more likely, according to sources close to the deal, to raise between $10-$15 billion.

Currently the majority share-holder is Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.

Founded in 2013, InfinityAR is a provider of an operating system turning augmented reality glasses into a content augmentation platform.

Optibus plans to use the finance injection to drive future product innovation and expand into both new and existing markets.

"You should not read about Israel, you should come here, feel it and touch it."

In October, Alibaba announced plans to launch an Israeli research hub, as part of setting up a global “Academy” with seven R&D centers worldwide.