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Public Opinion Polls: Arab World Opinion Index Polls

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 wording of questions in Arabic may not be exact.


Attitudes towards the Palestinian cause by country (Doha Institute, 2019/2020, 2022)

  2019/20 2022 2019/20 2022
Country* Concerns All Arabs Solely Concerns the Palestinians
Jordan
93%
90% 6%
7%
Qatar
88%
79% 8%
11%
Saudi Arabia
89%
69% 8%
12%
Egypt
74%
75% 21%
18%
Iraq
71%
75% 20%
18%
Kuwait
69%
72% 24%
25%
Lebanon
69%
62% 21%
28%
Palestine
66%
70% 29%
26%
Aggregate
79%
76% 15%
16%

*Also included Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Sudan and Morocco

Which states poses the greatest threat to the Arab Countries (Doha Institute, 2019/2020, 2022)

Country* 2011 2012/2013 2014 2015 2016 2017/2018 2019/2020 2022
Israel
51%
52%
42%
45%
41%
39%
37%
38%
United States
22%
21%
24%
22%
27%
28%
29%
21%
Iran
4%
6%
9%
10%
10%
10%
12%
7%
Arab countries
2%
3%
5%
5%
5%
7%
5%
5%

*Included Russia, European countries, others, no threats which all had negligible responses

Do you hold negative or positive views of U.S. foreign policy towards Palestine? (Doha Institute, 2016, 2017, 2019/2020, 2022)

  2016 2017 2019/2020 2022
Very positive
2%
1%
1%
3%
Positive
7%
5%
6%
8%
Negative
26%
23%
27%
24%
Very Negative
54%
64%
54%
53%
Don't know/No answer
11%
7%
12%
12%

Does Israel pose a threat to the stability of the region? (Doha Institute, 2016, 2017, 2019/2020, 2022)

  2016 2017/2018 2019/2020 2022
Certainly
80%
82%
80%
74%
Yes, to an extent
9%
8%
9%
10%
No
3%
2%
3%
4%
Certainly not
2%
2%
3%
5%
Don't know/No answer
6%
6%
5%
7%

Would you support or oppose diplomatic recognition of Israel by your country? (Doha Institute, 2017, 2019/2020, 2022)

  2011 2012/
2013
2014 2015 2016 2017/2018 2019/2020 2022
Support
9%
6%
6%
9%
9%
8%
6%
8%
Oppose
84%
87%
87%
85%
86%
87%
88%
84%
Don't know/No answer
7%
6%
7%
6%
5%
5%
6%
8%

Would you support or oppose diplomatic recognition of Israel by your country? (Doha Institute, 2022)

  2022
Country* Support Oppose
Jordan 4%
94%
Qatar 5%
87%
Saudi Arabia 5%
38%
Egypt 13%
84%
Iraq 7%
92%
Kuwait 13%
85%
Lebanon 11%
84%
Palestine 3%
95%
Aggregate 76%
16%

Why do you oppose diplomatic recognition of Israel by your country? (Doha Institute, 2017, 2019/20202022)

  2014 2015 2016 2017/2018 2019/2020 2022
Because it is a settler colonialist state and occupies Palestine
23.4%
24.5%
27%
31.7%
33.7%
46.7%
Because it is an expansionist state that wants to dominate or occupy other Arab countries
2.4%
13%
13%
10.1%
9.4%
17.9%
Because it is a terrorist state and supports terrorism
1.2%
10.4%
7.6%
7.4%
7.6%
7.0%
Because it is an entity that deals with Arabs in a hateful and racist way
12.2%
10.2%
8.2%
6.3%
5.9%
 
Because the state arose by ethnically cleansing Palestinians and continues to persecute them
5.5%
6.9%
8.1%
8.3%
6.8%
 
Because it opposes Palestinian rights and continues to legitimize what it did to the Palestinian people
7.5%
5.6%
5.8%
5.3%
4.8%
 
Because it is an enemy to our country specifically and to the Arab people more generally
11.5%
4.7%
3.3%
3.4%
4.1%
 
Because it threatens the stability and security of the region
2.5%
3.4%
3.2%
3.4%
3.6%
3.6%
Oppose for religious reasons
4.9%
3.3%
5.2%
6.6%
6.7%
5.1%
Because it violates agreements and treaties
2.3%
2.4%
2.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.8%
I do not agree with the existence of the State of Israel
3.4
0.3%
0.6%
1.1%
2.3%
2.3%
No reason given
10.2%
.6%
1.8%
1.6%
1.9%
0.2%
I would accept my country's diplomatic recognition of Israel
6%
8.9%
9.5%
7.9%
6.2%
7.5%
Don't know/No answer
7%
6%
5%
5%
5.6%
7.9%
Total of those opposed to recognizing Israel
87%
85.4%
85.9%
86.8%
88.2%
84.3%

Sources: The 2016 Arab Opinion Index, The Doha Institute;
The 2017 Arab Opinion Index, The Doha Institute.
The 2019-20 Arab Opinion Index, The Doha Institute.