Israel-Palestinian violence prompts 'uncomfortable' Israel-UAE conversations Bilateral business ties official says conversations were 'open' and 'everybody was very moderate and understanding', hopes trade between both countries would exceed the billion-dollar mark in the coming year AFP | Published: 06.06.21 , 15:56 Last month's Israeli-Palestinian violence triggered "uncomfortable conversations" between business partners in Israel and the United Arab Emirates just months after the countries normalized ties, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem told AFP. But the conversations were "open" and "everybody was very moderate and understanding", Fleur Hassan-Nahoum said. 6 צפייה בגלריה (Photo: Reuters) 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.