▁along ▁the ▁" se am " ▁between ▁Israel , ▁Gaz a ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁This ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁address ▁w ides p read ▁Palest in ian ▁un emp loyment ▁while ▁bol ster ing ▁Israel ' s ▁internal ▁security ▁by ▁reducing ▁the ▁long - term ▁flow ▁of ▁Arab ▁workers ▁into ▁Israel . ▁ ▁Government al ▁planning ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 8 ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Japan ▁announced ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁peace ▁called ▁" Cor rid or ▁for ▁Peace ▁and ▁Pro s per ity ", ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁common ▁economic ▁development ▁and ▁effort , ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁continuous ▁cont ention ▁over ▁land . ▁Sh imon ▁Per es ▁gave ▁this ▁idea ▁much ▁attention ▁during ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁conference ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁which ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁former ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Turkey ▁formed ▁the ▁An k ara ▁Forum , ▁a ▁meeting ▁process ▁designed ▁to ▁promote ▁co operation ▁between ▁Israel is ▁and ▁Palest ini ans . ▁At ▁this ▁group ' s ▁fourth ▁conference ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Turkey ▁assert ed ▁it ▁would ▁purs ue ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁rev ital ize ▁the ▁E rez ▁Indust rial ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁at ▁a ▁two - day ▁conference ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁which ▁included ▁officials ▁from ▁Japan , ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁Palest in ian