{"id":25066,"date":"2025-05-29T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=25066"},"modified":"2025-05-29T22:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:52:20","slug":"new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"New Poll Reveals Surprising Shift in Syrian Views on Peace with Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Syrian Center for Research and Public Opinion \u201cMada\u201d published this week an extensive survey conducted among 2,550 citizens across all Syrian provinces. The survey examined public attitudes toward the possibility of signing a peace agreement with Israel.<\/p>\n

According to the findings, 39.88% support such a move, 46% oppose it, and 13.7% are indifferent or uninterested. Nonetheless, 60% of respondents believe that a peace agreement between the countries will eventually be signed \u2014 a figure suggesting a potential shift in public consciousness.<\/p>\n

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Meeting between Julani and Trump, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman | Photo: White House Spokesperson’s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peace as an Opportunity to Rebuild Syria<\/strong>
\nDespite the continued negative perception of Israel \u2014 which 76% of respondents still consider the country’s primary threat \u2014 many view peace as a real opportunity to improve their situation.<\/p>\n

70% believe a peace agreement would attract international investment, 63.7% see it as a chance to boost the economy, 62.7% believe it could lead to tourism growth and regional openness, and 58% think it would help end wars and improve Syria\u2019s security situation.<\/p>\n

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The city of Damascus, Syria | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Who Supports Peace \u2014 and Who Opposes It?<\/strong>
\nThe sectarian breakdown of the poll revealed clear differences in support: Kurds, Druze, Christians, and Alawites expressed relatively high support rates \u2014 above 40%. Sunni respondents showed lower support, around 35%.<\/p>\n

There were also regional differences indicating the highest levels of support came from al-Quneitra Governorate, near the Israeli border, and from As-Suwayda, the Druze-dominated province. In contrast, in Sunni-majority areas like Daraa, support was significantly lower.<\/p>\n

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A Turkish military convoy of armored vehicles driving in Syria | Photo: Ali Syria\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Israeli Diplomatic Mission? Most Syrians Still Opposed<\/strong>
\nWhen asked about the possibility of opening an Israeli diplomatic mission in Syria 59.25% opposed, 23.73% supported, and 17.2% were neutral.<\/p>\n

In addition, 62% of respondents expressed concern that peace with Israel might actually lead to continued or expanded occupation of Syrian territories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A public opinion poll conducted across Syria reveals surprising data about the attitudes of the country\u2019s citizens toward Israel: Kurds, Druze, Christians, and Alawites express relatively high levels of support for Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":25067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,79,65],"tags":[5111,6228,1576,1480,3270,2664,6227,2030],"class_list":["post-25066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","category-studies","category-world","tag-alawites","tag-christians","tag-druze","tag-israel","tag-kurds","tag-normalization","tag-peace-agreement","tag-syria"],"yoast_head":"\nNew Poll Reveals Surprising Shift in Syrian Views on Peace with Israel - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Poll Reveals Surprising Shift in Syrian Views on Peace with Israel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A public opinion poll conducted across Syria reveals surprising data about the attitudes of the country\u2019s citizens toward Israel: Kurds, Druze, Christians, and Alawites express relatively high levels of support for Israel.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-29T18:00:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-29T19:52:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peacesyria.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Shimon Levi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/4d7bc34deb63b02173f4b03d0273ec11\"},\"headline\":\"New Poll Reveals Surprising Shift in Syrian Views on Peace with Israel\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-29T18:00:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-29T19:52:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/\"},\"wordCount\":340,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peacesyria.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Alawites\",\"Christians\",\"Druze\",\"Israel\",\"Kurds\",\"Normalization\",\"Peace Agreement\",\"Syria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SECURITY\",\"STUDIES\",\"WORLD\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-poll-reveals-surprising-shift-in-syrian-views-on-peace-with-israel\/\",\"name\":\"New Poll Reveals Surprising Shift in Syrian Views on Peace with Israel - 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