Arab Attitudes to Israel Remain Constant, Despite Israeli Political Upheavals
Normalization is becoming normal.
January 24, 2023
Normalization is becoming normal.
According to recent high-quality polls taken in both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, 90 percent of respondents believe that the return of Benjamin Netanyahu to the premiership will be harmful to the region. Yet, observes David Pollock, support for contacts with the Jewish state in both countries has remained at 40 percent since 2020. Pollock comments on these findings, and others from other elsewhere in the Middle East:
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