By Matthew Tostevin
2 hours, 11 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -     Israel's parliament voted on Wednesday against delaying a withdrawal from the occupied     Gaza Strip, squashing the last political attempt by Jewish settlers to stall the plan before evacuations start next month.
The defeat by a wide margin, though widely expected, dealt another blow to rightists whose hopes of reinforcing Gaza settlements with thousands of pullout opponents have been blocked by security forces in the desert outside the strip.
"We had additional proof today that the government, parliament, and the people too, support disengagement," Prime Minister     Ariel Sharon told reporters

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