Alibaba Founder Jack Ma in Israel

Jack Ma, the founder of the giant Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba is visiting Israel with a delegation of 35 senior executives, according to a report in Globes.

Ma specifically wanted to visit sites related to Jewish heritage and the Jewish people's return to our homeland. He'll also meet with PM Netanyahu.

In November 2017, Alibaba purchased its first Israeli startup, Visualead, for between $30-$50 million.

Jack Ma is worth an estimated $42.4 billion.