(Reuters)- Israel and Jordan agreed on Thursday to tear down many of their remaining trade barriers. "This new agreement will allow greater exports from both Israel and Jordan to the U.S. and the EU," said Israeli Trade and Industry Minister Ehud Olmert. Israel sees Jordan as a bridge to the Arab world, and views the prospect of close economic ties with an Arab state as an important step towards easing its regional isolation. Scores of demonstrators who disapprove of any ties with Israel protested in Amman against the deal.
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