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She posed in modest pyjamas during a desert
shoot alongside a UAE-based model known as Anastasia.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 13 agreed to
normalise relations, making the UAE the first Gulf country and
the third Arab state to do so when a final agreement is signed.
The shoot, which involved the models waving the Israeli and UAE
flags, took place in the sands of Dubai, one of the UAE's seven
emirates and a regional tourism and business hub.
FIX is an Israeli woman's lingerie and pyjama brand. Out of
respect for customs in the UAE, they modelled only pajamas.
"We respect the rules here," said Tager.
Easily accessible visas for Israeli citizens and direct flights
between the countries have not yet been established, so the
photoshoot team arrived on flights via Europe and on non-Israeli
second passports.
"The moment we heard about the normalisation agreement we
thought it would be the most exciting thing to film in Dubai,"
said producer Noya Yohananoff, adding that getting the right
paperwork took some time to figure out.
Israel and the UAE have stressed the economic benefits that
normalisation could bring, with several business cooperation
agreements already signed.
An Israeli delegation last week visited Abu Dhabi for
normalisation talks.
(Reporting by Nir Elias in Tel Aviv and Tarek Fahmy in Dubai;
Writing by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Mike Collett-White)
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