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When It Comes to Peace with Israel, Many Saudis Have Religious Concerns
Popular priorities don’t match the diplomatic conversation.
David Pollock
David Pollock is the Kaufman fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he directs the Fikra Forum blog and the Arabic website.
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Most Saudis Are Skeptical about Normalization with Israel, but Are Much More Worried about Iran
The latest public-opinion survey.
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Arab Attitudes to Israel Remain Constant, Despite Israeli Political Upheavals
Normalization is becoming normal.
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Almost Half of East Jerusalem’s Arabs Would Rather Be Citizens of Israel Than of Palestine
And other surprising findings.
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How the U.S. Can Get Smart about Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East
Without trying to revolutionize society, pursue rights first, and democracy second.
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Good News about Public Opinion in the Persian Gulf
Significant numbers support religious moderation and peace with Israel.
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Palestinian Support for a Two-State Solution Is Declining
Still, a narrow majority want Hamas to back away from calling for Israel’s destruction.
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If the PLO Wants an Office in Washington, It Should End Pay for Slay
Most Palestinians don’t favor distributing cash to terrorists.
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What Palestinians Want
Pragmatic in the short term, radical in the long term.
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New Egyptian Survey Data Show a Combination of Apathy and Hostility toward Israel
A third of Egyptians think Israelis and Palestinians are equally at fault.
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Most Palestinians Want to Cooperate with Israel to Fight the Coronavirus
But many believe conspiracy theories about its origins.
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Most Palestinians Reject Both the Two-State Solution and the Creation of a Binational State
But there’s only lukewarm support for “pay-for-slay.”
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Younger Palestinians Are More Moderate Than Their Elders—With One Major Exception
Most don’t even support payments to imprisoned terrorists.
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What Middle Easterners Really Think about the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Do populations agree with their leaders?
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Recent Polls Suggest Many Palestinians Would Accept Compromises Unthinkable to Their Leaders
Giving up the “right of return” for an independent state.
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Gazans Blame Hamas for Their Economic Miseries but Also Anticipate Victory Over Israel
Jobs, not mobs.
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Most Palestinians Want Hamas to Accept a Two-State Solution, and Care Little about Settlement Building
But an overwhelming majority deny Israel’s right to exist.
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Israeli Coordination with Arab States Isn’t New. Talking about It Is
Arab public opinion about Israel is changing.
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Why America Must Maintain Its Flawed Alliance with Saudi Arabia
It’s still a better ally than Iran.
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Compromise for Now, the End of Israel for Later
By David PollockAgainst the bloody background of stabbings and other deadly violence in Israel and the West Bank, Daniel Polisar’s thorough analysis of Palestinian polling data, “ What Do Palestinians Want? ,” makes...
