Program on International Policy Attitudes to Release Nationwide Poll on the Israel-Palestinian Road Map 5/28/2003
From: Helena Saele of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, 202-232-7500, or pipa@his.com News Advisory: WHAT: Release of new PIPA/Knowledge Networks poll on the Israel-Palestinian Road Map WHEN: Friday, May 30 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. WHERE: The National Press Club, West Room 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 Findings will be presented by: Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) a joint program of the Center on Policy attitudes and the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland. Commentary will be provided by: -- Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution; -- Jerome M. Segal, Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland. Topics to be covered include: -- How do Americans view the road map plan for peace in the Middle East? How do they feel about working through the "quartet." How do they respond when they learn more about the specifics of the plan? -- Does the public support the US applying pressure on Israel and the Palestinians to take the steps required by the road map plan? How would they feel about the US threatening to withhold aid? Does the public think that, in fact, the President will apply pressure on Israel or that he will be dissuaded by lobbying groups that oppose the road map? -- How does the public view President Bush's leadership in dealing with the Israel-Palestinian conflict? If the President took a more active role in the road map process how would this effect perceptions of him as a leader? -- More broadly, how do Americans view the Israel-Palestinian conflict today? Do they blame mostly one side for the conflict? Do they think of the Israel-Palestinian conflict as part of the war on terrorism? Do they want the US to take an even-handed approach or to favor Israel? --How do views on all these issues vary according to party identification, political attentiveness, and the relevance of the issue to electoral voting? Please RSVP to Helena Saele at 202-232-7500, or pipa@his.com. ------ Program on International Policy Attitudes A joint Program of the Center on Policy Attitudes and the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland |