Arab Attitudes Toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Note: We are presenting raw data. When available, we provide some or all of the crosstabs (i.e., breakdowns by various categories such as party ID). To analyze the data, we encourage users to read the entire study and the methodology used. Results and reliability can be affected by such things as sample size, question wording, and question order. Responses may also be influenced by context and timing; for example, if the survey is conducted during a war. The question wording is not exact in polls in Arabic translated to English.

What impact will Hamas firing missiles or rockets against Israel from Gaza have on our region? (Washington Institute, April 2023)

	Bahrain	Egypt	Jordan	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	UAE
Positive	31%	56%	60%	31%	22%	20%
Negative	67%	40%	37%	67%	76%	76%

Thinking about the Palestinian-Israel conflict, how likely to you think will the conflict be resolved in the next five years? (ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, March 27-April 12, 2023)

	2023
Likely	55%
Unikely	42%

How strongly do you agree with the following statement? With growing national issues, I think the Arab world gives the Palestinian-Israel-issue adequate attention and focus. (ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, March 27-April 12, 2023)

	2023
Agree	39%
Disagree	32%
Neither agree nor disagree	27%

How important is it that there be a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

	Egypt	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	UAE	Palestine
Very important	79%	60%	75%	72%	50%
Somewhat important	15%	29%	16%	18%	31%
Somewhat unimportant/not important at all	6%	11%	9%	10%	19%

How likely is it that there will be a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the next 5 years? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

	Egypt	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	UAE	Palestine
Very likely	24%	13%	24%	32%	17%
Somewhat likely	45%	41%	43%	44%	39%
Somewhat unlikely	23%	33%	23%	17%	29%
Very unlikely	9%	14%	10%	7%	14%

In 2002 the Arab League unanimously endorsed the Arab Peace Initiative in which they agreed to establish normalized ties with Israel if Israel were to withdraw from the occupied territories and resolve the issue of the Palestinian refugees. Which of the following statements is closer to your view? (Zogby Research, August 25-September 26, 2019, June 24-July 5, 2020)*

	Egypt			Lebanon			Jordan			Saudi Arabia			UAE			Palestine
	2015	2019	2020	2015	2019	2020	2015	2019	2020	2015	2019	2020	2015	2019	2020	2017	2019	2020
I am prepared for a just and comprehensive peace with Israel if Israel is willing to return all of the territories occupied in the 1967 war including East Jerusalem and solve the issue of the refugees, and more eort should be made to achieve this goal.	8%	15%	39%	26%	8%		37%	43%	28%	19%	45%	39%	23%	37%	46%	41%	37%	38%
I am prepared for a just and comprehensive peace with Israel if Israel is willing to return all of the territories occupied in the 1967 war including East Jerusalem and solve the issue of the refugee, but I don’t believe that the Israelis will give up the territories.	43%	31%	40%	45%	52%		40%	23%	44%	45%	21%	40%	58%	46%	42%	27%	31%	29%
Even if the Israelis agree to return all of the territories and agree to resolve the refugee issue, I am not ready for a comprehensive peace with Israel.	66%	54%	21%	30%	40%		24%	34%	28%	36%	34%	21%	19%	17%	13%	32%	32%	33%

In your opinion, are these terms of the Arab Peace Initiative still relevant, or should Arab states
seek other ways to deal with Israel? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

	Egypt	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	UAE	Palestine
Still relevant and should be maintained as is.	26%	14%	24%	31%	7%
Still relevant but Arabs should do more to convince Israel of the benefits that will come with peace	42%	39%	45%	47%	34%
No longer relevant and other approaches should be explored.	13%	19%	14%	12%	33%
No longer relevant and should be scrapped.	19%	28%	17%	10%	26%

From what you know about the ["Deal of the Century"] plan, is your attitude favorable or unfavorable? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

	Egypt	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	UAE	Palestine
Very favorable	15%	11%	16%	20%	3%
Somewhat favorable	39%	38%	42%	48%	15%
Somewhat unfavorable	23%	23%	23%	16%	32%
Very unfavorable	23%	28%	19%	16%	49%

Which of the following statements best describes why you hold a favorable view of “the Deal of the Century”? [Only asked of those Arab respondents who view the deal favorably.] (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

	Egypt	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	UAE	Palestine
The deal is the most realistic way forward because of the facts on the ground.	35%	14%	35%	39%	26%
The deal provides the quickest path to end the violence.	44%	45%	46%	43%	51%
It is the best deal that the Palestinians can expect to get, and if more time goes by, they will get even less because of settlement expansion.	15%	23%	13%	15%	23%
Other	5%	18%	7%	3%

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If Israel proceeds with annexation, all efforts at cooperation with Israel should come to an end. (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

	Egypt	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	UAE	Palestine
Agree	75%	77%	77%	77%	73%
Disagree	25%	23%	23%	23%	27%

As you consider each of the following governments or entities, tell me, in your opinion, those whom you feel are doing as much as they can to play a positive role in achieving an Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement (select all that apply). (Zogby Research, August 25-September 26, 2019)

	Egypt	Lebanon	Jordan	Palestine	Saudi Arabia	UAE
United States	7%	23%	36%	13%	24%	34%
Israeli government	5%	<1%	3%	12%	5%	10%
Palestinian Authority	47%	65%	33%	66%	47%	24%
Hamas	23%	15%	12%	27%	16%	13%
Arab countries	70%	39%	65%	27%	59%	41%
No response	10%	13%	9%	0	7%	9%

Now using the same group of governments or entities, tell me, in your opinion, those whom you feel have played a negative role in efforts to achieve an Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement (select all that apply). (Zogby Research, August 25-September 26, 2019)

	Egypt	Lebanon	Jordan	Palestine	Saudi Arabia	UAE
United States	81%	46%	43%	58%	58%	42%
Israeli government	92%	98%	89%	60%	93%	80%
Palestinian Authority	22%	0%	8%	15%	21%	20%
Hamas	35%	6%	22%	16%	34%	9%
Arab countries	18%	6%	5%	21%	24%	6%

How confident are you that the Palestinians will have an independent state? (Zogby Research, August 25-September 26, 2019)

	Egypt	Lebanon	Jordan	Palestine	Saudi Arabia	UAE
Confident	48%	40%	55%	58%	48%	44%
Not confident	52%	60%	45%	42%	52%	56%

Which countries pose the biggest threat to stability and national security? (BBC, 2018-2019)
Proportion saying Israel

Lebanon	79%
Palestinian territories	63%
Egypt	54%
Jordan	42%
Sudan	36%
Morocco	27%
Libya	24%
Yemen	24%
Algeria	21%
Iraq	21%
Tunisia	14%