in ian ▁territ ories . ▁Other ▁projects ▁involve ▁the ▁German , ▁Japanese , ▁and ▁Turkish ▁govern ments ▁and ▁are ▁sl ated ▁to ▁create ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁million ▁new ▁jobs ▁in ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Original ▁project ▁contents , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁As ▁first ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁plan ▁en comp ass ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁items . ▁Some ▁possible ▁future ▁develop ments ▁along ▁the ▁canal ▁may ▁include ▁convention ▁cent ers , ▁hot els ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁restaur ants , ▁par ks , ▁and ▁artificial ▁la kes ▁and ▁l ago ons , ▁and ▁green h ouses ▁for ▁winter ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables . ▁A ▁high - speed ▁train ▁line ▁and ▁highway ▁would ▁run ▁along ▁the ▁canal ▁allowing ▁travel ▁between ▁the ▁Dead ▁and ▁Red ▁Se as ▁within ▁an ▁hour . ▁The ▁area ▁may ▁also ▁become ▁a ▁free - tra de ▁zone , ▁thus ▁attract ing ▁invest ment ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁might ▁also ▁include ▁a ▁major ▁des alin ization ▁plant . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁this ▁project ▁was ▁getting ▁close ▁to ▁being ▁implemented . ▁ ▁P IE F Z A ▁is ▁a ▁Palest in ian ▁economic ▁organization ▁designed ▁to ▁promote ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁industrial ▁par ks ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁created ▁by ▁this ▁effort . ▁The ▁project ▁will ▁also ▁include ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁separate ▁efforts ▁and ▁projects , ▁including : ▁▁ ▁An