AMMAN – A survey conducted by the Center
for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan confirmed that the vast
majority of Jordanians (79 percent in the national sample and 100 percent in
the expert sample) have been following and continue to follow the events in
Gaza since October 7; with 99 percent expressing dissatisfaction of the United
States stance on the issue.
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As reported by Al-Ghad,, the survey
revealed that 7 percent of Jordanians are satisfied with the stance of European
countries, 11 percent are satisfied with China's stance, and 25 percent are
satisfied with Turkey's.
According to the survey results announced
Saturday, 94 percent of Jordanians described the United States' stance on
Israel's war on Gaza as unsupportive of Palestinians and weak and insufficient,
and 74 percent described the same for European countries.
Jordanians believe that Jordan, Egypt,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are the countries most
committed to defending the Palestinian cause and rights.
However, 88 percent of the national sample
and 84 percent of the expert sample expressed dissatisfaction with the outcomes
of the Arab-Islamic Summit held in Riyadh for the sake of Gaza.
Regarding the outcomes of the Arab-Islamic
Summit on the war on Gaza, the majority of Jordanians believe that the United
Nations will not commit to demanding the Security Council to make a binding
decision imposing a cessation of aggression, breaking the siege, condemning
violations in the health sector, and preventing the arrival of humanitarian aid
(81 percent).
Additionally, they believe that the United
Nations will not commit to demanding all countries to stop exporting weapons to
the Israeli occupation authorities (90 percent), and will not commit to
starting an immediate investigation by the Prosecutor of the International
Criminal Court into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Israel
(79 percent).
Outcomes
and aims of the warOnly 35 percent of the national sample
believes that the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza is Israel's top
priority in the war on Gaza. In comparison, 44 percent of the expert sample
believes that weakening Hamas so that it does not pose a future threat to
Israel is the occupation’s top priority in the war on Gaza.
Additionally, 22 percent of the national
sample and 9 percent of the expert sample believe that Israel's priority is to
end Hamas rule in Gaza. Only 16 percent of the national sample and 15 percent
of the expert sample believe that Israel's priority is the displacement of
Palestinians from the West Bank.
The term "genocide," was
considered the closest description of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip with 72
percent of the national sample and 75 percent of the expert sample reporting
this.
The vast majority of Jordanians (91 percent
in both the national and expert samples) do not believe that Israel will
succeed in displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
The survey stated that only 60 percent of
Jordanians and 70 percent of the expert sample believe that Israel's war on
Gaza will lead to the achievement of a two-state solution, while 27 percent of
the national sample and 29 percent of the expert sample believe so.
While only 23 percent of the national
sample and 10 percent of the expert sample believe that Israel will completely
separate Gaza from the West Bank.
Impacts
on Jordan
It was mentioned that 32 percent of the
national sample and 52 percent of the expert sample believe that the situation in
Gaza and the ongoing war will affect the security situation in Jordan.
The survey revealed that 40 percent of the
national sample and 54 percent of the expert sample believe that the situation
in Gaza and the ongoing war will affect the political situation in Jordan.
Moreover, 57 percent of Jordanians and 91
percent of the expert sample believe that the situation in Gaza and the ongoing
war will affect the economic situation in Jordan.
Boycotts
The survey indicated that more than a third
of Jordanians (39 percent) have changed their spending priorities due to the
current circumstances in the region, and 23 percent have postponed the purchase
of devices/properties/vehicles/investments due to the current circumstances in
the region.
The vast majority of Jordanians (95
percent) have heard about the boycott campaign of American/foreign products in
Jordan and the world, and 93 percent are currently boycotting products. 60
percent of the boycotted products are American, and 26 percent are Israeli
products.
As for alternatives, the vast majority of
Jordanians (95 percent) turn to locally made products as substitutes for the
boycotted products.
Moreover, the vast majority of Jordanians
(93 percent) support boycotting products produced in countries supporting
Israel, and 72 percent do not believe that this boycott will harm the Jordanian
economy.
Support
for Hamas
The survey indicated that the majority of
Jordanians (66 percent in the national sample and 66 percent in the expert
sample) strongly support what Hamas did in its surprise attack on Israel on
October 7, while 8 percent of the national sample and 3 percent of the expert
sample do not support what Hamas did at all.
The survey pointed out that 37 percent of
Jordanians in the national sample believe that the current confrontations in
Gaza between Israel and the Palestinians will ultimately lead to a just
solution to the Palestinian issue. Meanwhile, 18 percent believe that the
repetition of war and truce between Hamas and Israel without a change in the
current situation is the result of the current confrontations.
Additionally, 16 percent believe that it
will lead to undermining security and stability in the region and the
possibility of expanding the war.
On the other hand, 28 percent of the expert
sample believes that the current confrontations in Gaza between Israel and the
Palestinians will lead to a repetition of war and truce between Hamas and
Israel without a change in the current situation, while 25 percent believe it
will lead to undermining security and stability in the region and the
possibility of expanding the war.
The survey indicated that the continuation
of Hamas in ruling the Gaza Strip is the most likely scenario for the post-war
period (55 percent of the national sample), followed by the sons of Gaza from
Palestinian families in Gaza (21 percent). As for the expert sample, 36 percent
believe that the Palestinian Authority is the most likely to rule the Gaza
Strip after the war, and 20 percent believe that the sons of Gaza from
Palestinian families in Gaza will rule the sector. Moreover, 19 percent believe
that joint Arab forces are the ones who will rule the sector.
Sources
of information
Most Jordanians rely on two main sources
for information and news related to the war on Gaza, namely social media (50.1
percent) and television (47.7 percent).
The survey stated that Al-Jazeera channel
achieved the highest viewership (69.9 percent), followed by Roya channel (13
percent), then Al-Mamlaka channel (5 percent), Jordanian television (4
percent), and Al-Arabiya channel (1.8 percent).
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