in the past, many Master Plans are created and applied within Jerusalem, yet no Palestinian voice is heard. By excluding Palestinians from the planning process, however, Israel clearly opposes one of the basic principles of zoning and planning: the necessity of all residents to participate. The denial of this participation paves the way for the Jerusalem Municipality to pursue the goal of maintaining a Jewish-Israeli majority in Jerusalem. Palestinians are not only excluded from participation within the planning process, many of them become barred from living inside Jerusalem Municipality. In order to obtain a ‘demographic balance’ of 70% JewishIsraelis and 30% Palestinians in Jerusalem, policies of discrimination are used to displace Palestinian residents out of the city. Different tools are exploited to enforce these practices, opposing all principles of fairness and equality. While the Israeli parts of Jerusalem and their connection with the surrounding colonies are being developed, improvement and extension of Palestinian villages and property in Jerusalem is virtually non-existent. As a consequence, no sustainable development exists when it comes to the Palestinian population in Jerusalem given that the needs of the Palestinians today as well as the needs of the future ones are systematically ignored. In sum, although the municipality of Jerusalem presents its Master Plans as ways to ensure the urban quality of life to all residents, in reality, a policy of forced population transfer appears enforcing the Judaization and dePalestinianization of Jerusalem. 47