(Wall Street Journal) Chloe Valdary - Salam Fayyad, a World Bank technocrat, was once seen as a bright hope for peace in the Middle East. During his six years as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority beginning in 2007, per capita GDP among Palestinians in the West Bank rose by 222%. Perceptions of Palestinian government corruption also dropped dramatically. In 2013, Fayyad resigned after a series of policy disagreements with PA President Mahmoud Abbas, but he has continued to press for reform. That may help explain why he is in legal trouble today with the PA.
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