For the last 10 days or so in Israel, everyone has been following the news about Google’s plans for a massive $23 billion buy-out of 4-year-old cyber company Wiz.

For many, Israel’s largest acquisition ever seemed like a done deal, but this week Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport shocked the tech world with a surprise announcement that Wiz would be stepping away from negotiations.

As Dror Bin, the CEO of Israel Innovation Authority, predicted when he spoke to ISRAEL21c about how the deal might impact Israel’s high-tech industry, “From my experience, it’s never done until it’s done.” He was so right. 

Still, it was nice to have a different thing to talk about for a change, and gave us an opportunity to look back on the 15 largest exits in Israeli history.

Other highlights this week include:

• A neat listing of all the best things to do in Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, from a breath of fresh air, to boat trips and rock climbing.
• 10 books to immerse yourself in and escape the summer heat (and worries).
• A technology designed to improve the early detection of coronary artery disease, a leading cause of heart attacks. And given that one person in the US alone suffers a heart attack every 40 seconds, you soon understand how significant that is.