▁Isra eli ▁Gil boa ▁Regional ▁Council ▁and ▁local ▁Palest in ian ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁Jen in ▁district . ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁on ▁the ▁Jen in ▁project ▁is ▁hoped ▁to ▁occur ▁by ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁regional ▁area ▁of ▁Gil boa ▁and ▁Jen in ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁cross - border ▁co operation . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁community ▁leaders ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁met ▁to ▁purs ue ▁co operation ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁topics . ▁ ▁J oint ▁economic ▁co operation ▁between ▁Isra eli ▁officials ▁in ▁Gil boa ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁officials ▁in ▁Jen in ▁has ▁begun ▁to ▁have ▁major ▁results ▁and ▁benefits . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁project ▁got ▁under way ▁prom oting ▁tour ism ▁and ▁travel ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁areas . ▁Major ▁new ▁business ▁efforts ▁and ▁tour ist ▁attra ctions ▁have ▁been ▁initi ated ▁in ▁Jen in . ▁The ▁two ▁regions ▁are ▁planning ▁a ▁joint ▁industrial ▁zone ▁which ▁would ▁bridge ▁the ▁border . ▁Palest ini ans ▁would ▁produce ▁locally - made ▁hand ic raft s ▁and ▁sell ▁them ▁through ▁Gil boa ▁to ▁other ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Another ▁possible ▁project ▁is ▁a ▁joint ▁language ▁center , ▁where ▁Israel is ▁and ▁Palest ini ans ▁would ▁teach ▁each ▁other ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Heb rew , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁ ▁J oint ▁business es ▁and ▁industrial ▁projects ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁par ks ▁Indust rial ▁par ks