After a certain period of time, which of course is determined by the Israelis, Palestinians lose their residency rights. The third stage aimed at populating East Jerusalem area with Jews by implementing Israel s policy of massive Jewish settlement. Still, it was not good enough, but rather a mere start. The goal of settlement building, which continues to expand today, clearly fulfills the aim of controlling the maximum amount of space or land, by an amazingly small number of Jewish settlers, with a minimum Palestinian presence. Still, the Zionists, by their mere definition, were not nearly satisfied with successfully accomplishing the above mentioned stages.
Zionist ideology has no limits, only the principle of more and more and more . . .
The fourth stage, implemented in March 1993, consisted of creating a series of nine military checkpoints around Jerusalem as a way in which to close Jerusalem from the neighboring Palestinian cities and villages. They furthermore serve the purpose of completely separating the West Bank from the remaining Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. This forced disconnection of Palestinian residents living in the West Bank to East Jerusalem consequently aids in the Israeli goal of strangling East Jerusalem politically, economically, socially, and culturally. Jerusalem was once the center of cultural, administrative, and political life for the Palestinians not to mention the fact that it contains some of the most holy sites for both Muslims and Christians. During stage two, Palestinians were denied the right to live in Jerusalem.