Israeli parliament rejects delaying Gaza pullout
20/07/2005 - 11:23:47Israel’s parliament today overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to delay the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip by a year.
The vote meant another defeat for withdrawal opponents, who in recent days launched large-scale protests against the pullout, set to begin in mid-August.
The vote also meant withdrawal opponents had exhausted their political options. Politicians voted 69-41, with two abstentions, against a delay of the pullout.
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