Quds city, July 20, SPA -- Israel's parliament on Wednesday 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 that withdrawal opponents have exhausted their political options. Legislators voted 69-41, with two abstentions, against a delay of the pullout, The Associated Press reported.