On November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, proposing to divide the territory of the British Mandate in Palestine into two states — Jewish and Arab, with Jerusalem to be made an international zone.

Recently, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced the acquisition of the Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for a record $32 billion.

Today, January 2, is the eighth and last day of Hanukkah.