اتجاهات الرأي العام الكويتي نحو قضية التطبيع مع إسرائيل : دراسة ميدانية

الملخص EN

The study reported here aimed to analyze Kuwaiti public opinion and attitudes regarding Kuwaiti normalization relationships with Israel.

The study relied on a survey to collect the needed data.

The survey was distributed among a sample of 8,714 Kuwaiti people.

The survey comprised nine sentences grouped into four parts about Kuwaiti public opinion and attitudes regarding (1) the political recognition of Israel, (2) the possibility of cooperation with Israel, (3) the impression of Israel among the study sample, and (4) the impression of the Jewish people in Israel among the study sample.

The study sought to analyze statistical relationships between the sample’s demographic variables (i.e., gender, age, level of education, political affiliation, and religion) and Kuwaiti public opinion and attitudes regarding normalization with Israel.

The study found that most of the study sample rejected Kuwaiti normalization with Israel, the political recognition of Israel, and the possibility of cooperation with Israel, and that most have negative impressions of Israel and the Jewish people there.

Moreover, the study revealed statistical relationships between Kuwaiti political affiliation and religion and all four parts of Kuwaiti public opinion and attitudes regarding Kuwaiti normalization with Israel.

Furthermore, the study showed statistical relationships between gender and the recognition of Israel, the possibility of cooperation with Israel, and the impression of the Jewish people in Israel.

By contrast, the study also revealed a statistical relationship between age and the recognition of Israel and impression of Israel.

The study found there is no statistical relationship between level of education and the Kuwaiti normalization with Israel.