Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 42

19-Oct-2009

Political Comment (19 October 2009)

A row over the handling of the report on the Gaza war by South African jurist Richard Goldstone has delayed the signature of a reconciliation pact between Hamas and Fatah. The report has also been making waves at the Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Israel's Gaza assault was a factor in Turkey's decision to cancel joint air exercises. Russia is not yet ready to endorse further...