Telhami at Brookings (June 2008) here
"....The remarkable thing to observe is that, consistently, two-thirds to three fourths of respondents say this issue (PALESTINE) remains among the three most important issues in their priorities. Although there was a slight decline in 2005, there was an increase again in the number of people ranking the issue high in their priorities in 2006. This trend generally held across countries with Morocco and the United Arabs Emirates experiencing the lowest drop in 2005, but again rebounding in 2006, and even more in 2008....
...The poll results from November/December, 2006, as well as the March 2008 poll, suggest a different story, although this continues to unfold. First, while a number of Arab governments took an anti-Hezbollah position (even publicly) their public had significantly improved its views of Shiite Hezbollah, even as some of the discourse continued to be sectarian. Surprisingly, this was even more so in the 2008 poll. When asked to identify the leader they admire most (in an open-ended question), the number one answer overall, (and especially in predominantly Sunni countries such as Egypt, Morocco, and Jordan) was Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader...."
No comments:
Post a Comment