Business with Israel pays off in Jordan

[shira]

IRBID, Jordan — Manager Rami Kurdi snapped off a quick celebratory salute to his workers as the factory's bell rang, marking the completion of the day's 1,000th tracksuit in record time.

For Kurdi and the employees at the Century Standard Textile plant, one of several that manufacture clothing for top brands like Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, Nike and Reebok, the new record was a source of personal pride.

It's also the sign of the success of a key economic prize from Jordan's peace with Israel. The factory is one of dozens in Jordan's Qualified Industrial Zones, where companies that use a percentage of Israeli inputs can export duty-free to the United States. The QIZs, as they are known, have become the strongest engine for Jordan's economic growth.

"Peace with Israel has paid off," Kurdi said. "It made us so busy getting clothing to Americans that it's hard to keep up with the demand."

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[bemildred]

1. Tools get used. nt

[Dick Dastardly]

4. Yes tools are used to work at repairing, building and creating.

Unfortunately many people don't want to work and would rather leach, destroy, criticize or do anything but use tools to accomplish for themselves.

[bemildred]

5. Tool haters all of them. nt

[Jefferson23]

8. lol

[ProgressiveProfessor]

7. Palestinians have indeed been tools of Syria, Iran, and islamists

Given arms by their arab and muslim brothers, some Palestinians, mostly the young, attack and die. The arms givers are safe and smug and claim moral victories over the Little Satan, the Palestinian mothers and wives wail and mourn. Those same givers of arms ignore the wailing and the lack of resources and then curse Egypt and Jordan since they have made peace and moved forward.

Who are the real tools in the situation?

[unabelladonna]

2. this is what it's all about...

this is the carrot on the stick, and what could be.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Similar stories with Eqypt. Clear lesson to be learn...

Control your border and do not allow your territory to be a base for attacks on Israel and peace and prosperity will be yours.

[proteus_lives]

6. +1

Other groups in the ME should learn that lesson.