2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁this ▁project ▁is ▁in ▁doubt ▁due ▁to ▁some ▁ob jections ▁raised ▁by ▁some ▁officials ▁within ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Government . ▁However , ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Government ▁has ▁given ▁this ▁effort ▁some ▁encourag ement . ▁ ▁Project ▁history ▁ ▁Project ▁orig ins , ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 8 ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁this ▁project ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁Israel , ▁Jordan ▁and ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity ▁asked ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁to ▁analyze ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁the ▁idea . ▁ ▁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 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁at ▁a ▁two - day ▁conference ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁which ▁included ▁officials ▁from ▁Japan , ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity , ▁Japan ▁discussed ▁its ▁plan ▁for ▁peace ▁based ▁on ▁common ▁economic ▁development ▁and ▁effort . ▁Both ▁sides ▁stated ▁their ▁support . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Cab inet ▁officially ▁decided ▁to