boundary. It is worth mentioning that, despite the aim to pursue this proportion, the plan explicitly recognizes the most probable demographic ratio of 60:40 between Jewish-Israelis and Palestinians respectively in 2020.122 According to the Authority for Developing Jerusalem Law of 1988, non-Israeli citizens are not permitted to serve as council members or as members of the management of the Authority for Developing Jerusalem, immediately excluding Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from the planning process of the city. In October 2010, the Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a draft law to Judaize the city of Jerusalem.123 The law is described in Master Plan 2030 which grants financial and national priority status to the development of Jerusalem. Its main goal is to encourage young Jewish-Israelis to settle in Jerusalem by affording housing and tax benefits as well as allocating budgets for the construction of new colonies. While the Plan treats the Eastern part of Jerusalem as an empty space and entirely available for use by colonizers, it restricts land available for Palestinian development by expanding mandatory zoning and urban planning guidelines.124 The Master Plans do not suggest a sufficient program for the development of East Jerusalem but, instead, imply an intensification of the existing Palestinian neighborhoods: they present the possibility of additional housing units for Palestinians by means of densification of existing neighborhoods and by re-zoning certain areas for expanded residential construction. Further densification, however, only applies to homes built with a building permit in Palestinian neighborhoods and the additional construction is limited to two storages.125 Moreover, many of the expansion areas for Palestinian homes are already built-up with unauthorized construction. At the moment, an estimated 33% of all Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem lack building permits.126 Acquiring a building permit entails proving ownership, filling an application form and receiving approval of the application. Considering the difficulties associated with procuring a permit, the risks to Palestinian housing rights in 122 Ibid. 123 The Civic Coalition for Defending Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem, Aggressive Urbanism, 3. 124 BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Israeli Land Grab and Forced Population Transfer of Palestinians, A Handbook for Vulnerable Individuals and Communities, 108. 125 OCHA, Special Focus: East Jerusalem Key Humanitarian Concerns, 33. 126 ECCP, EU Obligations and Duty to End Israeli Policies of Forced Transfer, Colonialism and Apartheid in Occupied East Jerusalem, 14. 41