There most be a reason (i hope so) why someone "forgot" putting a stripe or two, Painting the aircraft is a simply process, A bit expensive, but if you do already 70% of the plane then the rest is really minor...

Anyway, Now when EL-AL done 2009 with earning, and Q1 2010 almost looks better than whole 2009, They might end up 2010 very nice and be able to buy some paint.

Actually, Did you know that some airlines choose to be with bare metal liveries since it actually save on fuel (since its reduce weight)?