Hebron Exposed, page-14

The whole world has been condemning Israel, for its behaviour toward the Palestinians. Personal opinion is eroded, when the majority disagree.

Author of "Balcony Over Jerusalem", John Lyons tells us, Israeli journalist Akiva Eldar revealed one of the methods, that Israel used to dramatically lower the number of Palestinians in the West Bank:

Israel used covert procedure to cancel the residency status of 140,000 West Bank Palestinians between 1967 and 1994.. The legal advisor for the Judea and Samaria Justice Ministry's office admitted this in a document obtained by Haaretz.

Apparently, if they left the country and didn't return within 6 months, they lose their residency permit.