Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Alibaba CEO Jack Ma in Jerusalem on Wednesday. "It's great to welcome you in Israel. You can come here as often as possible. In fact, you can stay here," Netanyahu said. "I remember our meeting in Davos and Beijing, and now we have another meeting in Jerusalem, in Israel. There are amazing opportunities here."

"The most important thing is that there is a combination of your excellent business acumen and your technology along with our technology and together with innovation, innovation is key. You are a very successful leader in a very competitive business, and in a very competitive world, and the world belongs to those who innovate and Israel is the nation of innovation. "