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, 2019/2020, 2022)

	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.