▁about ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁Palest ini ans ▁and ▁contribute ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁G DP ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁Gaz a ▁St rip , ▁but ▁lack ▁access ▁to ▁banks ▁and ▁capital ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁J oint ▁efforts ▁and ▁projects , ▁and ▁community ▁endeav ors ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁are ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁fact ories ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁industrial ▁region ▁where ▁Jews ▁and ▁Palest ini ans ▁work ▁together . ▁ ▁Local ▁organizations ▁Me j di ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁grass ro ots ▁Palest in ian ▁organization ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Az iz ▁Ab u ▁Sarah , ▁a ▁young ▁Palest in ian ▁activ ist ▁who ▁see ks ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁co operation ▁and ▁recon c ili ation ▁efforts . ▁Me j di ' s ▁see ks ▁to ▁promote ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁Israel is ▁and ▁Palest ini ans . ▁one ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁pe ac em aking ▁efforts ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁local ▁economic ▁development , ▁and ▁strength ening ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁small ▁business es . ▁Ab u ▁Sarah ▁has ▁been ▁consist ently ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁efforts ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁promoted ▁greater ▁efforts ▁towards ▁recon c ili ation ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁individual ▁Israel is ▁and ▁Palest ini ans . ▁ ▁Gil boa ▁and ▁Jen in ▁communities ▁E ff ort s ▁at ▁joint ▁development ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁have ▁also ▁moved ▁forward ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁Jen in ▁area , ▁through ▁on going ▁contact ▁between ▁the