International Poll: Most Publics--including Americans--Oppose Taking Sides in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by WorldPublicOpinion.org, July 1, 2008
A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 18 countries finds that in 14 of them people mostly say their government should not take sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Arab Public Opinion Toward the U.S.:2008 by Zogby International, May 12, 2008
In 2008, Arab attitudes toward the U.S. remain at alarmingly low levels. Concern with U.S. policy is the reason. And because the U.S. role in the region is so critical, interest in the American elections is high across the Arab world.

Israel, Iran top 'negative list' by Nick Childs, BBC, March 6, 2007
A majority of people believe that Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.