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Tests Ahead for New Palestinian Prime Minister
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) David Makovsky - Going forward, international donors will be focusing on new PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah's progress in three main spheres: budgetary transparency, stewardship of the economy, and continued security cooperation with Israel. By placing the PA's main account under international audit, former Prime Minister Salam Fayyad made it virtually impossible to divert aid. If Hamdallah takes a different course, Europe and Washington are bound to reduce their contributions. The writer is director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at The Washington Institute.