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Polls: Most Saudis, Egyptians back some form of deal with Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli polls find that more than half of Egyptians and Saudis believe that the next US president should promote a peace process with Israel, either through an individual agreement with the Palestinians or a regional deal.
According to the Institute for Policy & Strategy (IPS) at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, 25.5% of Egyptians support an Israeli-Palestinian agreement and 32.1% are in favor of a regional agreement. Almost half (42.3%) believe peace with Israel should not be promoted.
In Saudi Arabia, 18.9% support working toward an Israeli-Palestinian agreement, the poll finds, while 41.6% back a regional agreement. Just as in Egypt, a significant plurality (39.4%) say there should be not peace efforts with Israel.
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