Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 46

16-Nov-2009

Political Comment (16 November 2009)

Iraq will now hold its parliamentary elections on 21 January after its lawmakers enacted the necessary legislation on 8 November. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington was a curiously low-profile affair. The Palestinians have decided to postpone elections which could have perpetuated the split between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Lebanon finally has a...