WEST BANK MALL: The gleaming new $10.2 million Plaza mall, above, still under construction in this

WEST BANK MALL: The gleaming new $10.2 million Plaza mall, above, still under construction in this photograph, is a sign of hope -- and a big business risk -- in Ramallah, the West Bank's commercial center and the Palestinians' administrative base. The shopping plaza was built by Youngstown-area native Sam Bahour. Palestinians sit in the food court in the mall, at left. The West Bank's first American-style shopping mall is a magnet for Palestinians yearning for a normal life after years of violence.