{"id":32127,"date":"2012-05-08T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2012\/05\/08\/chapter-5-views-of-the-united-states-and-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T01:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:11:47","slug":"chapter-5-views-of-the-united-states-and-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/05\/08\/chapter-5-views-of-the-united-states-and-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 5. Views of the United States and Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e5e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e5e4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19827 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Egypt00051.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"352\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions of the U.S. and President Obama continue to be overwhelmingly unfavorable. Even American financial assistance is viewed negatively: about six-in-ten Egyptians say both U.S. military and economic aid is having a detrimental impact on their country.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these decidedly negative attitudes, most Egyptians want their country\u2019s relationship with the U.S. to stay about as close as it is currently or become even closer. About four-in-ten (38%) would like to see a more distant relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the conflict over American NGOs\u2019 democracy-promotion efforts in Egypt severely strained bilateral relations with the U.S., few Egyptians believe that Western powers are behind the country\u2019s ongoing protests.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;poor-ratings-for-the-u-s-and-obama&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"poor-ratings-for-the-u-s-and-obama\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poor Ratings for the U.S. and Obama<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tremendous political changes that have taken place in Egypt since the end of the Mubarak era have not led to a major shift in perceptions of the U.S. Roughly eight-in-ten Egyptians (79%) express unfavorable attitudes toward the U.S., with just 19% saying favorable. This is essentially unchanged from 2011, when 79% were unfavorable and 20% were favorable.<\/p>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"ddc1ad\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ddc1ad;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19823 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Egypt00041.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"199\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Obama also receives low marks from most Egyptians. About seven-in-ten (69%) say they do not have confidence in him to do the right thing in world affairs; just 29% have a lot or some confidence in his actions. There has been a steady decrease in confidence in Obama since 2009, when Egyptian opinions about the new American leader were nearly split, with 42% expressing confidence and 47% saying not much or none at all.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views toward President Obama have become considerably more negative over the last year among younger Egyptians. In 2011, 44% of 18-29 year-olds had a lot or some confidence in President Obama. Today, just 24% say the same. Attitudes toward the U.S. leader have remained constant among other age groups since 2011.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;negligible-impact-of-u-s-on-political-situation&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"negligible-impact-of-u-s-on-political-situation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Negligible Impact of U.S. on Political Situation<\/h3>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19821\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Egypt00031.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"284\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Egyptians (62%) believe the U.S. has had neither a good nor bad influence on the political situation in their country. Roughly one-in-five (21%) say the impact is negative, while 15% believe it is positive.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite some claims that American NGO\u2019s were trying to stir up discontent, only 21% of Egyptians say recent protests are due to attempts by Western powers to destabilize the country. Instead, a broad majority (74%) believes they are the result of genuine Egyptian dissatisfaction with the current political situation.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;little-support-for-u-s-aid&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"little-support-for-u-s-aid\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Little Support for U.S. Aid<\/h3>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19819\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Egypt0002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"156\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no consensus among Egyptians as to whether American financial assistance to their country is primarily economic or military. A plurality (34%) believes the aid is mostly to help Egypt develop economically, while 23% say the aid is mostly military. Nearly three-in-ten (28%) believe it is divided equally between economic and military assistance, and 14% offer no opinion.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both types of American aid are viewed negatively by Egyptians. About six-in-ten (61%) say U.S. military aid has a harmful influence on Egypt, while just 11% believe its impact is positive, and 25% say it has no impact. Similarly, 61% consider U.S. economic aid harmful, while the remainder of the public is split between positive views (21%) and the belief that the aid has no impact (17%).<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;still-less-than-half-want-a-more-distant-relationship&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"still-less-than-half-want-a-more-distant-relationship\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Still, Less Than Half Want a More Distant Relationship<\/h3>\n\n<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"ddc1ad\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ddc1ad;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19818 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Egypt0001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"264\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the broadly negative opinions toward the U.S., less than half of the Egyptian public (38%) wants the relationship between the two nations to be less close. The remainder of the public either wants the relationship to be about as close as it is now (35%) or closer (20%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions on this question are very similar to 2011, when 43% of Egyptians said they would like to be less close to the U.S, 40% about as close, and 15% closer.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attitudes toward the bilateral relationship are strongly related to views about American aid. Those who believe economic and military aid have a harmful impact on Egypt are significantly more likely to say they prefer a more distant relationship. For example, among those who say economic aid has a negative impact, 51% want a less close relationship with the U.S., compared with 19% of those who think economic assistance is having a positive impact.<\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19895\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Egypt003012.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"183\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last year, Egyptians age 50 and older have become less negative about their country\u2019s future relationship with the U.S. In 2011, 45% of the older age group wanted a less close relationship, compared with 32% today. There has been no significant change on this question among Egyptians under 50.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;treaty-with-israel&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"treaty-with-israel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treaty With Israel<\/h3>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19817\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Egypt0000.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"272\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Egyptians favor overturning the 1979 peace treaty in which Egypt became the first Arab country to formally recognize Israel. Roughly six-in-ten (61%) want to annul the treaty, up slightly from last year (54%). Just under a third (32%) want to maintain it.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opposition to the treaty has grown significantly over the last year among young people and the highly educated. Support for annulling the treaty has increased by 14 points among 18-29 year-olds and by 18 points among the college-educated.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opinions of the U.S. and President Obama continue to be overwhelmingly unfavorable. Even American financial assistance is viewed negatively: about six-in-ten Egyptians say both U.S. military and economic aid is having a detrimental impact on their country. 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