Page 9 - ARUBA TODAY

A9
WORLD NEWS Monday 19 February 2018

Israeli PM Netanyahu to Iran: Don't test Israel's resolve

By DAVID RISING ing the Iran nuclear deal
GEIR MOULSON "has flaws that need to be
MUNICH (AP) — The nuclear fixed." He said that, among
deal with Iran has embold- other things, the inspection
ened Tehran to become in- system needs to be more
creasingly aggressive in the intrusive.
Middle East, Israeli Prime “The world has to extract
Minister Benjamin Netan- a price from Iran for its
yahu said Sunday, warning aggressive behavior,” he
that Iran should "not test Is- added. Netanyahu told
rael's resolve" as he showed world leaders, diplomats
off what he said was part of and defense officials at
a downed Iranian drone. the conference that the
Netanyahu said of Iran deal was similar to the infa-
that if the U.S. decides to mous 1938 “Munich Agree-
scrap the 2015 nuclear ment” that Western powers
deal, which he has long signed with Adolf Hitler in
opposed, "I think they'll do an attempt to stave off war
nothing." in Europe, which became
But Iranian Foreign Minister synonymous with appease-
Mohammad Javad Zarif, ment. “The concessions
appearing two hours later to Hitler only emboldened
at the same Munich Secu- the Nazi regime,” he said.
rity Conference, fired back Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for his speech during the International Security “Rather than choosing a
Conference in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.
that Netanyahu's comment (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP) path that might have pre-
was "delusional thinking." vented war... those well-
"I can assure that if Iran's in- said Sunday, speaking at "The problem is the waters hu's contention that Iran intentioned leaders made
terests are not secured, Iran the same conference. "It's have been muddied be- would be on its way to hav- a wider war inevitable and
will respond, will respond not a better place." cause of this credibility issue ing a nuclear arsenal in 10 far more costly.” Similarly,
seriously. And I believe it If the U.S. abandons the about America's willingness years, saying "that's funda- he said, the Iranian nuclear
would be a response that current nuclear deal it's un- to live up to any deal," he mentally not accurate." agreement has “unleashed
means people would be likely Iran would consider a said. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel a dangerous Iranian tiger in
sorry for taking the errone- new one, Kerry said. Kerry dismissed Netanya- al-Jubeir weighed in, say- our region and beyond.”q
ous action they did," he
said. Jordan:
U.S. President Donald Trump
cism about the Iran nuclear Job center for Syrians opens in refugee camp
has expressed deep skepti-

deal that lifted sanctions
against the country. He ex- By ALICE SU community center in the vide 200,000 work permits two factories are exporting
tended sanctions waivers in Associated Press Azraq camp to register with for Syrians over three years, goods to Europe under the
January but said he would AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, potential employers for jobs in exchange for several bil- new rules, officials said.
not do so again when they Jordan (AP) — A job center in factories and on farms. lion dollars in development "You cannot expect the pri-
come up for renewal in opened Sunday in Jordan's "Any work is OK for me," assistance and reduced vate sector to simply make
May unless his concerns are second largest camp for said Sumaya Mohammed tariff barriers on Jordanian use of a trade agreement
addressed. Syrian refugees, the latest Jidaa, a 39-year-old widow exports to Europe. if the proper support is not
Former U.S. Secretary of sign of an EU-backed pol- and mother of six inquiring Implementation has been being provided," said Pat-
State John Kerry, a main ar- icy shift meant to improve about a sewing job. "Just slow because of Jordan's rick Daru, country coordi-
chitect of the nuclear deal, the lives of the displaced in give us money to take care economic downturn, high nator of the International
said it was "absolutely criti- regional host countries and of our children." unemployment and the Labor Organization.
cal" to ensure it survives. discourage them from mi- Under the so-called Jordan slow pace of regulatory The job center is a project
"We know what the world grating onward. Compact, a deal struck with change. About 90,000 Syr- of the ILO, the U.N. refugee
looks like without the Iran Dozens of refugees crowd- donor countries in 2016, the ians have obtained work agency and Jordan's La-
nuclear agreement," he ed around long tables in a kingdom promised to pro- permits so far, and only bor Ministry. q