Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 36

5-September-2005

Political Comment (5 September 2005)

In adopting a draft constitution over the objections of the Sunni minority, Iraqs Shi'as and Kurds have taken a step down an unknown and potentially highly perilous road. The arrest of four senior Lebanese security officials in connection with the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri moves the blame for the murder in the direction of Damascus. In Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is formally challenging Prime...