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Despite tensions
in the Middle
East, some joint
Israeli-Arab
ventures bloom.
Larry Luxner
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Amman, Jordan
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t Abdallah El-Obra's flower
hothouse, the drip-irriga-
tion tubes come from Tel
Aviv-based Netafim Ltd., while Israel's
Ginegar Plastic Products Ltd. sup-
plies the sheeting. The computerized
irrigation system, manufactured by
Galcon, is supplied by Kibbutz Kfar
Blum in the Galilee.
In fact, the only thing not Israeli
about this operation is its location
— just down a dirt road from the
El-Bagah refugee camp, 10 miles
northwest of Amman, Jordan. Run by
El-Obra, a 54-year-old Israeli Bedouin,
this modest, six-man operation rep-
resents just a
tiny fraction of
the trade that
flourishes today
between Israel
and Jordan.
"We produce
800,000 roses
a year for the
Jordanian mar-
ket," El-Obra said. "When that's not
enough, we also export from Israel
once a week by truck. It takes three
hours to cross the border?'
El-Obra has been in the flower busi-
ness for years. He already owns a 20-
acre operation not far from Beersheba,
in the desert town of Rahat. El-Obra
estimates that 500 1,000 Israelis corn-
mute across the Sheik Hussein Bridge
every day to joint-venture factories
and farms in Jordan.
"I wouldn't change Israel for all
the world. I was born there, and all
my family is there:' the Bedouin
exporter said proudly. According to
a 2002 report issued by the Israel
Export Institute, annual trade between
Israel and the Arab world comes to
around $100 million a year, even in
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Vast Potential
The 28-page report outlines opportu-
nities for Israeli exports and services
in 11 Arab markets, ranging from
Bahrain to Syria to Morocco. At pres-
ent, the biggest opportunities are in
the three Arab countries that have
formally established diplomatic rela-
tions with Israel: Egypt, Jordan and
Mauritania.
Despite chilly relations between
Israel and Egypt, the two countries
do have a peace treaty, and about
20 Israeli firms currently operate in
Egypt. They have invested $30 million
or so in joint ventures, mainly in tex-
tiles, agricultural equipment, medical
devices, plastics and air conditioners.
The report suggests that the poten-
tial for Israeli exports to Jordan could
be as high as $200 million per year
— led by products such as irrigation
systems, fresh fruits and vegetables,
telecom equipment and synthetic raw
materials for the textile industry.
"Israeli exporters can usp Jordan as
"I wouldn't change Israel for all
the world. I was born there, and
all my family is there."
as Chairman of
beyond.
the absence of a comprehensive Arab-
Israeli peace settlement. If true peace
were to arrive, says the report, the
economic benefits for everyone would
be enormous.
— Israeli Bedouin Abdallah El-Obra
a platform for exports to the Persian
Gulf countries:' says the study, esti-
mating the future export potential
from Israel to the Gulf states via
Jordan at around $150 million a year.
"At the same time, it will be difficult
to realize this potential in light of the
Gulf states' established trade ties with
suppliers from Western countries and
the psychological difficulty in pur-
chasing Israeli products?'
Experts agree that increased trade
with the Arab \vorld hinges on over-
coming hatred of Israel throughout
the Middle East. A survey by the
Pew Research Center earlier this year
found that 60 percent of Turks have
"unfavorable" views of Jews — as do
88 percent in Morocco, 98 percent in
Egypt, 99 percent in Lebanon and an