Saudi Twitter Poll Finds 33% In Favor Of Relations With Israel, Versus 47% Against

Sukina Al-Meshekhis's Twitter Poll

The poll set up by Saudi journalist Sukina Al-Meshekhis, who resides in the Emirati city of Dubai and writes a column in the Saudi daily Al-Yawm, asked: "Do you support Gulf countries maintaining good relations with Israel and treating it as [just another] country in the Middle East?" Despite being active for only 24 hours, it elicited 5,342 responses, with 33% voting in favor of relations with Israel, 47% voting against, and 20% choosing to "wait for the results [of the poll]." 

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