1. What do Americans want Trump to do in the Middle East?
Shibley Telhami
Arab-U.S. Relations in Perspective Workshop
Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy,
The American University in Cairo
and the Middle East Institute in Washington
January 29, 2017

2. Attitudes toward Islam and Muslims

3. What is your attitude about each of the following?
The Muslim People
Nov. 2015
May 2016 (Pre-Orlando)
June 2016 (Post-Orlando)
Oct. 2016

4. What is your attitude about each of the following?
The Muslim People
Nov. 2015
May 2016 (Pre-Orlando)
June 2016 (Post-Orlando)
Oct. 2016

5. What is your attitude about each of the following?
The Muslim Religion
Nov. 2015
May 2016 (Pre-Orlando)
June 2016 (Post-Orlando)
Oct. 2016

6. What is your attitude about each of the following?
The Muslim Religion
Nov. 2015
May 2016 (Pre-Orlando)
June 2016 (Post-Orlando)
Oct. 2016

7. Which position is closer to yours?
Nov. 2015
May 2016 (Pre-Orlando)
June 2016 (Post-Orlando)
Oct. 2016

8. Which position is closer to yours?
Nov. 2015
May 2016 (Pre-Orlando)
June 2016 (Post-Orlando)
Oct. 2016

9. In general, do you support or oppose the United States taking in refugees from the conflicts in Syria and other Middle Eastern countries after screening them for security risks?
Republican
Democrat
Independent
Total
May 2016

10. The Arab-Israeli Conflict

11. How do you believe the U.S. should react to new settlements?
One of the issues of tension between the United States and Israel has been its construction of Israeli settlements in the territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 war. These settlements are considered illegal by most of the international community and have been opposed by every U.S. administration, both Republican and Democratic. The Israeli government has continued to build settlements arguing that they have the right to do so, or that these are not obstacles to peace.
How do you believe the U.S. should react to new settlements?

12. How do you believe the U.S. should react to new settlements?
Nov. 2014
Nov. 2015
Nov. 2016

13. How do you believe the U.S. should react to new settlements?
Nov. 2014
Nov. 2015
Nov. 2016

14. Now tell me how you feel about the following possibilities:
President Obama’s support or sponsorship for a United Nations Resolution to end Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank before he leaves office.

15. President Obama’s support or sponsorship for a United Nations resolution to end Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank before he leaves office.
Republican
Democrat
Independent
Total
Nov. 2016

16. Should the new Trump administration:
In general, what role do you want the new Trump administration to play in mediating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Should the new Trump administration:

17. Should the new Trump administration:
Republican
Democrat
Independent
Total
Nov. 2016

18. Attitudes toward Syria

19. Which of the following issues should be America’s top global priorities? (Please Select Two)
Oct. 2016

20. [Open-Ended Question]
Please name a national or world leader you dislike most
Oct. 2016

21. Overall, how would you describe the degree of Russian-American cooperation over the Syrian conflict so far?
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Total
Oct. 2016

22. What in your opinion is the best American path to fighting ISIS?
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Total
Oct. 2016

23. What should be the primary objective of U. S
What should be the primary objective of U.S. military involvement in Syria?
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Total
Oct. 2016

24. Now, tell me if you support or oppose the deployment of a large American ground force in Syria and Iraq to fight ISIS
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Total
Oct. 2016