Last month’s Israeli violence in Palestine triggered “uncomfortable conversations” between business partners in Israel and the United Arab Emirates just months after the countries normalised ties, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem told AFP.
But the conversations were “open” and “everybody was very moderate and understanding”, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum said.
Speaking on the sidelines of a bilateral investment conference in Dubai, Hassan-Nahoum, co-founder of the UAE-Israel Business Council, also expressed hope that trade between the two countries would exceed the billion-dollar mark in the coming year.
The UAE in 2020 became only the third Arab country to establish full ties with Israel, under a Washington-backed deal condemned by the Palestinians.
The two sides have since announced a string of deals on investment, business cooperation and visa-free travel.—AFP
