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He also examined the history of those peculiar twists and turns on the city perimeter, mucking through L.A.’s long-simmering stew of real estate grabs, water politics and annexation schemes.

The Israeli opposition advanced the annexation bills to embarrass Mr. Netanyahu by forcing him to oppose a right-wing policy.

But Israel has taken plenty of steps aimed at making annexation a de facto scenario that may soon turn irreversible.

Israel’s political parties will try to use issues such as annexation to strengthen their positions ahead of the vote, analysts said.

The US Secretary of State has said that a move by Israel's parliament towards annexation of the occupied West Bank would threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza.