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US Policy towards Palestine and the Arab World 

• Incredibly low marks are given everywhere for United States policy toward the Arab nations a

• The United States is given single-digit favorable ratings on its dealings with the Arab nations 

UAE where it is 15%, driven mostly by the large numbers of non-U.A.E. citizens included in Support is extremely low everywhere else – Pakistan (20%), Iran (23%), France (17%), and ev
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• On US policy toward the Palestinians, the numbers are even lower. Notably, the negative 

four everywhere but Venezuela and are about nine in ten in every Arab nation except UA
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Importance of Palestine 

• In every country but Iran, the “Palestinian issue” is viewed as “the most” or “a very importa

world today. The range on this is from two in three in Saudi Arabia up to four in five in LebanVenezuela, at least seven in ten call the Palestinian issue the “most” or “very” important issu
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Support for an Independent Palestine

• Those polled in every country except Iran would overwhelmingly react more favorably toward 

pressure to ensure the creation of an independent Palestinian state”. This includes 69% in Eg87% in Kuwait (91% of Kuwaiti nationals), 59% in Lebanon, 67% in UAE (76% of Emiratis), France, 61% in Venezuela, and 66% in Indonesia.
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American Involvement in Kuwait 

• Almost every Kuwait national (98%) said that they supported the “American-led effort to free 

ends there. It drops to 69% among non-citizens living in Kuwait. The only other countries whePakistan (55%), France (50%), and Venezuela (56%).
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America’s War on Terrorism 

• If the US is looking for support in the war against terrorism, it will find it hard to come by in 

majority support in any of the Arab countries and no support at all in Iran. The only majority 

(59%), France (68% favorable, 24% unfavorable), and Venezuela (71% support, 21% unfavo
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American Education 

• American education receives high grades in all countries except Iran and France. In every Ar

polled are most enthusiastic about American education – though that is not the case in all of twith the highest percentages of Internet access are most positive everywhere except Iran and F

• Strong majorities in all five Arab countries are favorable toward American education, ranging 

UAE (where 8 in 10 are favorable) to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia where the favorable-unfavorab

• Pakistan and Indonesia are extremely favorable toward American education, as is Venezuela. 

negative attitudes (Iran 20 to 67, and France 27 to 44). 

• In Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, young people, Internet users and those with access to sate

favorably inclined toward American education than older people with no access to the Interne

detailed analysis, see Appendix A, tables 6a and 6b.
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American Science and Technology 

• Those polled have a high regard for American science and technology. In most instances, the 

are overwhelming.

• In all countries polled, strong majorities displayed high regard for American science and techn

countries covered by the poll, the favorable/unfavorable ratios ranged from Kuwait’s 86 to 12

• The three non-Arab Muslim countries similarly registered strong favorable ratings ranging fro

Indonesia’s 93 to 7. 

• France recorded the lowest favorable and highest unfavorable rating of any of the countries co

while Venezuela gave American science and technology the highest rating. 

• Three demographics had a substantial impact on Arab attitudes in this area: age, Internet use, 

television. Arabs who are younger and who have access to the Internet and satellite TV were mto American science and technology than those who were older and had no such access. In Eg

but in each of the other four countries it was also quite significant.(For detailed analysis, see 

• No such gaps appeared in Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia or Venezuela. In France, however, those 1

Internet access recorded 13-14 point more favorable attitudes than older and non-Internet user
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American Freedom and Democracy 

• The reviews are mixed about American freedom and democracy. While majorities are favorab

and Indonesia, there are substantial minorities in all places (except Venezuela, France, and PaEgypt (38%), Saudi Arabia (44%), Kuwait (39%), Lebanon (40%), UAE (44%), and Indonesi

• In the five Arab countries covered in the poll, results were somewhat similar, ranging from Le

unfavorable ratio to the U.A.E.’s 50 to 44 net favorable rating toward American freedom and 

• The non-Arab Muslim countries displayed significantly different attitudes, with Pakistan most 

American freedom and democracy (72 to 19), and Indonesia recording only a 36 to 53 rating. an extremely negative attitude with only 7% of Iranians favorable and 92% recording unfavor

• France’s attitudes were similar to the high end of the Arab countries (57 to 29), while Venezu

inclined (87 to 9). Once again, only in the Arab countries were age and Internet and satellite a

attitudes. In most cases, these factors produced a 15% or greater impact in favorable ratings. 

• Only in Iran of all of the other five countries polled, did age and Internet access have a compa

analysis, see Appendix A, tables 2a and 2b.)
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American People 

• While there are net negative feelings toward the American people in Egypt, Iran and Saudi Ar

the only majority), majorities of Kuwaitis and Lebanese are favorable – including 63% of Kuwage patterns can be seen, though interestingly 35% of the youngest French have unfavorable 

• Arab attitudes toward the American people are mixed (somewhat paralleling US attitudes tow

range from a high favorable rating in Lebanon (63 to 33) to a low rating in Egypt, with only 3unfavorable. The other countries are more evenly split. 

• The three non-Arab Muslim countries display wide variation in views toward the American pe

favorable attitude 71%, with 24% unfavorable, while Iran records the lowest ratings, 34% fav

• Venezuela and France show strong favorable attitudes toward Americans. Kuwaiti citizens are 

toward the American people than non-citizens in Kuwait; the opposite is true in UAE. 

• Age, along with Internet and satellite TV access, have a measurable impact in Egypt and Saud

analysis, see Appendix A, tables 3a and 3b.)
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American Movies and Television 

• American movies and television are well received by majorities in all countries except France

ratings were found in Venezuela, Indonesia and Iran, with UAE, Lebanon and Pakistan close 

• Of the five Arab countries covered in the poll, two-thirds of those interviewed in Lebanon and 

disposed to those American products. Favorable majorities also exist in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 

• Strong majorities in the three non-Arab Muslim countries are also favorably inclined toward A

television, with Indonesia and Iran showing the most favorable ratings. 

• Of all of the countries covered in the poll, Venezuela displayed the highest rating of approval 

television (82 to 16), while France had the lowest rating (47 to 49). 

• Age is a significant factor in this effort to measure attitudes toward American movies and tele

substantially more favorably inclined toward those products in every country, except Venezue

high, age has no impact). Internet and satellite access are also important factors in Egypt, Saud

Indonesia.(For detailed analysis, see Appendix A, tables 4a and 4b.)
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American-made Products 

• American-made products have a huge number of fans in the nations polled – majorities everyw

Venezuela, Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon and Indonesia. However, there are substantial minorities Saudi Arabia (44%), Kuwait (39%), and France (42%). 

• Majorities in all countries covered in the poll are favorably inclined toward American-made p• Among the five Arab countries, Lebanon and UAE are the most favorable. • In the three non-Arab Muslim countries, extraordinarily strong majorities are favorable toward 

The same is true in Venezuela, while in France only a simple majority are favorable toward A

• As in other areas, age and Internet and satellite access are factors in determining favorability, 

Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France do these three factors make a measurable difference in attitud

Appendix A, tables 5a and 5b.)
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