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Palestinian Attitudes about the U.S.

(2009 - Present)

Note: We are presenting raw data. To analyze the data, we encourage users to read the entire study and the methodology used. Sample size, question wording, and order can affect results and reliability. Context and timing may also influence responses, for example, if the survey is conducted during a war. The wording of the questions from Arabic polls may be different when translated into English.


Do you approve or disapprove of the job performance of the leadership of the United States? (Gallup, July 7-Aug. 10, 2024)

  2006 2010 2015 2022 2023 2024
Approve 16% 18% 10% 14% 11% 5%
Disapprove 73% 71% 76% 71% 75% 88%


*West Bank and East Jerusalem

Do you support a return to dialogue with the new U.S. administration under president Joe Biden? (PSR, June 22-25, 2022)

Yes

29%

No

65%

U.S. aid is expected to resume. Do you welcome or not welcome aid resumption? (PSR, June 22-25, 2022)

Welcome

48%

Not welcome

49%

Do you think the Donald Trump administration in the United States is serious about efforts to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement? (PSR, September 2017)

Yes, it is serious

22%

No, it is not serious

74%

Don't know/decline to answer

4%

If negotiations are restarted, will the Trump administration be an honest broker or will it biased towards Israel?
            (PCPSR, September 2017)

It will be biased towards Israel

83%

It will be an honest broker

10%

It will be biased towards Palestinians

2%

How would you evaluate the role the US played, and still plays, in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ? Was its role constructive or non-constructive?
            (PCPO, February 2015)

Very constructive

1.6%

Somewhat constructive

16.7%

Somewhat non-constructive

29.4%

Very non-constructive

43.6%

Don't know/decline to answer

8.7%

Are you in favor, or not, of halting the communications with the United States after backing “shoulder to shoulder” the Israeli side as to foil the Palestinian-Arab draft resolution that scored only (8) votes at the UN Security Council?
            (PCPO, February 2015)

Yes, I am in favor of that

46.3%

No, I am opposed to that

33.2%

Don't know/decline to answer

20.5%

How do you evaluate the US position having voted at the UNSC against the Palestinian-Arab draft resolution that stipulates the ending of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories by the beginning of 2017?
            (PCPO, February 2015)

Negatively

63.6%

Positively

12.7%

Neither positively nor negatively

13.6%

Don't know/decline to answer

10.1%

Is the U.S. more of a partner, more of an enemy, or neither? Percent responding Enemy
            (Pew, 2013)

Palestinian Territories

76%

Pakistan

64%

Turkey

49%

Lebanon

46%

Venezuela

39%

Tunisia

31%

Jordan

29%

Russia

26%

Egypt

26%

Argentina

23%

Germany

3%

Canada

3%

Japan

2%

France

2%

El Salvador

2%

Czech Republic

2%

Britain

2%

Australia

2%

Senegal

1%

Israel

1%

Do you worry that the United States could become a military threat to your country someday?
     (Pew)

 

2007

2009

2011

Very/Somewhat worried

73%

75%

91%

How much confidence do you have in U.S. President Barack Obama?
     (Pew, May 2011)

Not too much/No confidence

84%

A lot/Some confidence

14%

Do approve or disapprove of U.S. President Barack Obama's handling of each of the following issues?
     (Pew, May 2011)

 

Approve

Disapprove

Calls for political change in the Middle East

33%

63%

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict

13%

84%

Iran

16%

80%

How would you describe your attitudes toward the Obama Administration policy in the Middle East?
     (PCPO, October 2010)

Hopeful

15.0%

Neither discouraged nor hopeful

50.7%

Discouraged

34.3%

When you look back at the past year of the Obama Administration, which one of the following policies are you most disappointed with?
     (PCPO, October 2010)

Palestine/Israel

46.8%

Iraq

13.8%

Attitudes toward Islam

18.2%

Afghanistan

8.6%

Human rights

6.2%

Spreading democracy

3.9%

Economic assistance

2.5%

Do you think that the United States will exert pressure on Israel to lead the direct talks to a successful end?
     (An-Najah, September 2010)

Yes

33.4%

No

60.5%

No opinion/Don't know

6.0%

Do you think, in general, the United States of America strongly supports, somewhat supports, somewhat doesn't support or doesn't support at all Israel? (PCPO, July 12, 2010)

Supports

93.1%

Doesn't support

5.0%

Don't know

1.9%

Do you think that US President Obama's policy is more supportive of Israel or the Palestinians?
     (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

 

August 2009

December 9-15, 2009

More supportive of the Israelis

64%

69%

More supportive of the Palestinians

7%

3%

Supportive of both sides equally

23%

22%

Do you believe that the US has abandoned its demand from Israel to implement a comprehensive freeze on settlement construction?
     (Truman Institute/PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Believe

55%

Do not believe

39%

Do you support or oppose unconditional return to negotiations, as requested by the US, before Israel implements a comprehensive freeze on settlement construction that would include East Jerusalem? (Truman Institute/PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Support

30%

Oppose

68%

What do you want the US's future role in the conflict to be?
     (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

 

December 2008

August 2009

The US should play a more active role

57%

61%

The US should not intervene

35%

29%

The US should continue to play its current role in the peace process

4%

6%

If the US does play a more active role, do you expect this involvement will be a success or a failure?
     (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

 

December 2008

August 2009

Will be successful

49%

56%

Will be a failure

30%

26%

Will have no impact

16%

15%

Do you think Israel or the Palestinians would benefit more if the US intervened strongly in the peace process?
     (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

 

December 2008

August 2009

Israel would benefit more

66%

61%

Do you think that the policy of US President Obama will increase or reduce the chances of reaching a just peace between the Palestinians and Israelis?
     (Jerusalem Media & Communications Center, June 2009)

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza

It will increase the chances

35.4%

36.3%

33.9%

It will reduce the chances

11.5%

12.1%

10.5%

It won't make any difference

49.1%

46.8%

53.1%

Don't know

3.2%

3.9%

1.8%

No answer

0.8%

0.9%

0.7%