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Survey sheds light on Palestinian views ahead of Hamas attack on Israel

Survey sheds light on Palestinian views ahead of Hamas attack on Israel

Stanford’s Program on Arab Reform and Democracy – housed at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law – hosted an event last Wednesday to discuss the Arab Barometer’s most recent survey, which concluded just as Hamas conducted its Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
  • Chelcey Adami
Michael Robbins and Amaney A. Jamal Michael Robbins and Amaney A. Jamal are principal investigators at Arab Barometer, a nonpartisan research network that conducts public opinion surveys in the Middle East and North Africa. At a recent campus event, they offered insights from their most recent survey in Palestine.

In early October, Arab Barometer, a central resource for quantitative research on Arab countries, completed its most recent survey in Palestine, offering unique insight into the views of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. The next day, Oct. 7, Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel.

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Stanford’s Program on Arab Reform and Democracy presented the online event, “Public Opinion in Palestine Before the Conflict,” to discuss the survey findings in the context of the attacks. Amaney A. Jamal and Michael Robbins, two principal investigators at Arab Barometer, discussed how Palestinians view their government, their living conditions, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and international actors. The Program on Arab Reform and Democracy is housed at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL).

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