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Poll: In Gaza, Half Are Open to Normalizing Ties with Israel Were Saudi Arabia to Do So


(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Catherine Cleveland and David Pollock - According to a poll conducted with the Palestine Center for Public Opinion in July 2023, 50% of Gazans would support normalizing relations with Israel were Riyadh to do so. At the same time, 65% of West Bank residents reject this proposal. 47% of Gazans say the Abraham Accords have had at least a somewhat positive impact, versus 29% of West Bankers. 42% of Gazans agree that "I hope someday we can be friends with Israelis, since we are all human beings after all." In the West Bank, the corresponding figure is just 30%. At the same time, 63% of Palestinians in eastern Jerusalem, whose residents have daily contact with Israelis, agree at least "somewhat" to possible friendship with Israelis someday.
2023-08-21 00:00:00
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