Many Congressional aides said neither side had any interest in causing market panic for political gain.
"Martin McGuinness is a British Crown minister who has a vested interest in causing mischief among republicans.
They appear to respond to an interest in causing destabilization, generating social disorder and, above all, in attacking the national project that we've been constructing".
Hilary Hadley, the union's head of live perfomance, said: "The chorus have no interest in causing economic harm to their own company, which is why the overwhelming majority of the industrial action will be protests".
In his Guardian piece, Kunzru stood up for free speech but responded to the likes of Owaisi in a tone of conciliation: "I would like to reiterate that in taking this action I believed (and continue to believe) that I was not breaking the law, and had no interest in causing gratuitous offense.
They don't have any interest in causing her lasting damage".
But despite Israel's reaction and decision to boycott the government, the new Palestinian unity government has demonstrated little interest in causing havoc on Israel or across the Middle East.
