A tragic result of hostilities has
been the decimation of the economy on all sides of the conflict.
Through a mutually beneficial prosperity plan, we hope to create an
environment where hatred and violence will take a back seat to
building a future and raising a family. When a well-defined
Palestinian governmental structure, with full control and
responsibility is identified, a project such as the prosperity plan
can commence even without a definitive peace plan in the region. The
project will be completely owned, operated and constructed by local
Palestinians. This will remove any suspicion of outside involvement.
Prosperity Plan
This plan is simply designed to
reduce one of the fundamental factors, which contribute to
hostilities and acts of violence. A basic human need is to have a
meaningful job in a peaceful environment, where citizens have the
opportunity to earn enough income to support their family. It is
obvious, that people, who live in an environment where 60%
unemployment exists, are prone to hostilities and violence and is
fertile ground for recruitment into extremist philosophy. This
economic plan is designed to build a self-sufficient economy where
one does not now exist. As each project succeeds, duplication will
be used to expand this throughout the territories. By pairing new
Palestinian companies with Israeli manufacturers and suppliers, the
benefits will be equally shared. Mutually beneficial relationships
can be built on a one to one level.
This economic plan will encourage the
building of manufacturing facilities and multiple retail businesses
in target villages in the Palestinian territory. We will identify
Israeli manufacturers or distributors to pair with the project
Palestinian company in order to supply these new businesses with
product to sell and assembly factory work. Pave the Way will oversee
the construction of prefabricated structures or renovation of
existing buildings to save setup time. Each building and each
business tenant will be locally owned. We will identify young
Palestinian entrepreneurs, with the help of local authorities and
universities in the region, and existing business owners in the
region. We will establish a financing authority, which will finance
the setup costs of each company and will collect the purchase price
from the new business owners. Each individual will purchase his
business. We will maintain an incubator type advisory entity, which
will minimize startup expenses, and be available to advise the
owners, when confronted with problems.
An important factor is that Pave the
Way Foundation is made up of business and religious leaders, whose
goals are non-political and without an agenda or national bias. A
neutral stance is essential to achieve trust from all parties
involved.
"Believers, Jews, Christians, and Sabaeans --
whoever believes in God and the Last Day and does what is
right -- shall be rewarded by their Lord; they have nothing
to fear or to regret." Qur'an 2:68
