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Almost the entire population of Arab countries, 97%, “suffered varying degrees of psychological stress” as a result Israeli offensive on Gazaand, according to a study conducted Arab Center
Almost the entire population of Arab countries, 97%, “suffered varying degrees of psychological stress” as a result Israeli offensive on Gazaand, according to a study conducted Arab Center for Research and Policy Studiesinstitution based in Doha.
He 84 % respondents also expressed, “feeling of strong psychological stress” for conflict.
The poll, the first in the Arab region to gauge public opinion on the issue, was conducted on a sample 8,000 men and women from 16 Arab countries who were asked about their situation and the impact of the war on their daily lives.
The study’s findings suggest that Arab public opinion “does not believe that the military operation carried out by Hamas on October 7, 2023, had an external purpose,” such as interrupting the process of rapprochement between Arab countries and Israel or the abrogation of the Abraham Accords. .
He 35% respondents believed that the main reason for the operation was “Continue the fight against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories”24% attributed this to “defense against the Israeli attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” while 8% saw it as “the result of the ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip.”
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In this sense it is Only 5% of respondents believe that this was an “illegal operation”.
On the contrary, for 67%the operation carried out by Hamas was “legitimate resistance”19% said it was “somewhat half-hearted but legitimate resistance” and 3% What happened “a legitimate resistance operation that involved violent or criminal acts”.
On the other hand, there is a consensus in Arab public opinion because 92% expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people from Gaza.
A 69% did the same with Hamasalthough another 23% expressed solidarity with Palestinians despite opposing the Islamist group, and 1% expressed no solidarity with Palestinians.
According to the survey, 89%Arab citizens does not recognize the State of Israelbefore 84% from 2022and only 4% support its recognition.
When asked for their opinion on what measures Arab governments should take to stop the war in the Gaza Strip, 36% of respondents said they should suspend all relations or normalization processes with Israel.
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Around 80% respondents also stated Follow news about the conflict regularlyCompared to 7% who do not consume information on the topic, this is “another sign that the Arab public views this war as a local event,” according to the think tank.
To access the news, 54% respondents resort to TVbefore 43% who resorts to Internet.
The study involved a sociological sample from Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and the West Bank, Palestine (including Jerusalem), representing the 95% of the population of the Arab region.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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