November Special Edition 2021

In this bumper November edition of Israel Desks magazine, we take a deeper dive into how the Abraham Accords are developing, one year after their signing at the White House. We catch up with thought leaders and those in the commercial trenches, from Herzog and Shibolet, to Greenberg Traurig, DLA, BCLP, and more. Building on this is an exclusive interview with the energized and ambitious Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.We speak to Fleur about her dual role as both a senior politician in Jerusalem and the co-founder of the thriving UAE-Israel Business Council, and the opportunities this brings. Arona Maskil, a Cross-Cultural BD consultant, shares her insight into the cultural nuances of working in the UAE, while law firms Taylor Wessing and Gornitzky examine a new tax treaty, as part of a way of stimulating even greater investment between Israel and the UAE. Our nexteditionof IsraelDesksmagazinewill delvedeeper intothecommercial opportunities between Israel and the Nordic countries, while we examine the objectives and opportunities regarding Climate Change after the promises made at the COP26 Conference in Glasgow. Lee Saunders, Editor IsraelDesks