In the 1990s, Israel started developing joint Jewish-Arab industrial zones, mostly in the periphery of the country (North & Negev). Most of these industrial zones were built on lands of Jewish towns, even though the majority of those working in them were Arab-Israeli.

This research surveys existing Jewish-Arab industrial zones, and recommends the creation of a new industrial zone in the Jezreel Valley, which would improve on some of the failures of existing ones.