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other for the last 50 years," Matalka
says. "Now it's time to contribute
what we can and make peace."
Peace via economic integration has
always underscored discussions on
how to create harmony in the Middle
East.
During the Lahav She'an group's
day-long visit to Jordan, the theme
emerged with regularity. Talking to
each other like members of a family
who have reached the conclusion that,
like it or not, their futures are inextri-
cably linked, the Jordanians and
Israelis tried to steer clear of politics
and evaluate the positive things their
former enemies now have to offer.
Yet much as people on both sides
would like to combine Israel's intellec-
tual property with Jordan's physical
assets, political problems and psycho-
logical barriers still threaten the blos-
soming relationship.
Jordanian red tape is frustrating at
best and insufferable at worst, dissuad-
ing some Israeli entrepreneurs from
entering the market. Border delays, for
example, have caused shipments of
produce to rot. And farmers in Israel
fear that cheaper, Jordanian-grown
produce will compete with Israeli
goods on local supermarket shelves.
They also worry that they will lose
control over their know-how.
During one of the Lahav She'an
meetings, a Jordanian businessman
began talking about some Israeli
onions he had received through back
channels via the West Bank. As it
turned out, one of the Israeli dele-
gates, farmer Jeremy Haham, had
developed the high-tech onion, which
is used to spawn crops. Realizing what
had happened, the Jordanian prompt-
ly offered Haham 1,000 dunams to
grow his onions — plus all the profits
for the first year.
Haham was caught in a bind.
While such a deal would help him
exercise control over his know-how in
the future, Haham, who speaks fluent
Arabic, admits that his uncertainty
about the Jordanians' motives taints
his attitude toward working with
them.
"This is the Negev the way it was
50 years ago," he said. "If he gives me
the desert, why should I develop it for
him?"
For many people the answer is
clear: Money.
"If it's not Yankel farming in Jordan
today, it'll be Moshe doing it in two
weeks," said Zvi Avner, agricultural
research and development manager
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