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This paper presents an overview of trends in public opinion
in four Arab countries—Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine (covering the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip) towards events in the Syrian crisis. The data
presented in this paper draws on opinion polls, comprising of face-to-face
interviews with representative samples within each of the countries named
above, and conducted as part of the 2012 Arab Opinion Index. The results of the
survey demonstrate that there is no sharp divide in public attitudes towards
the Syrian crisis, with firm majorities across all countries believing that an
ideal solution to the Syrian crisis lies in the overthrow of the current
regime. Only 8% of respondents held the view that the best solution to the
crisis in Syria would lie in the total vanquishing of the opposition.
