http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/01/27/d70127051371.htm
Israel, Palestinians, Jordan agree on economic zone Afp, Davos Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians have agreed to create a 500-kilometre-long (310-mile) "valley of peace" common economic zone, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Thursday. "I do believe that the time has come, that while the politics should be done in a couple -- between the Palestinians and us -- the economy in our region should be done by a troika, the Jordanians, the Palestinians and us," Peres said at the World Economic Forum. "The three countries have agreed to take the whole length of the frontier between Jordan, Israel and the Palestinians (West Bank), 500 kilometres long, and convert it into an ongoing economic zone," he added. Peres, who was speaking during a public debate with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, did not give details on what parts of the frontier between Israel and Palestinian territory might be involved. Dubbing the zone a "valley of peace", Peres underlined that a huge market could develop in the Arab world over the next decade and appealed for investment. "It can lower the tone and the flames of Muslim resistance and do it very quickly," Peres explained. The economic zone would include cooperation on water, agriculture, joint airports and tourism, Peres said. Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority -- which all divert waters from the Jordan River for irrigation purposes -- in December launched a two-year feasibility study to try and save the rapidly vanishing Dead Sea. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
