The Arab Public and the Gaza War
The Crown Center's Fall Kickoff Event
September 9, 2025
4:30–6 PM
In Person and Online (Register for virtual attendance)
American public opinion is sharply divided over Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip. But what about public opinion in the Arab world? Join the Crown Center as we kick off the new academic year with a unique conversation featuring leading experts on Arab public opinion—Amaney Jamal and Michael Robbins of the Arab Barometer, and Khalil Shikaki of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah. Moderated by Michal Ben Josef Hirsch, they will explore how people in various Arab countries are reacting to the war and what these views might reveal about the region’s future.
Participants
Amaney Jamal is dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics, and professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. She is also the co-principal investigator of the Arab Barometer.
Michael Robbins is the director and co-principal investigator of Arab Barometer, Princeton University.
Khalil Shikaki is the director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and a founding senior fellow of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies.
Moderator
Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Legal Studies at Suffolk University and a non-resident fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies.