Survey: Israel-Palestinian Conflict Not a Big Issue for Arab Youth

(Israel Hayom) Amir Mizroch - Earning a fair wage and owning a home are now the two highest priorities for young people in the Middle East, according to the latest ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey. One year after the start of the Arab Spring, the survey highlights how larger political concerns have been superseded by more personal, economic anxieties. Asked "What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East?," apart from Saudi Arabia, very few said "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." In Egypt, only 10% said the conflict was the region's biggest obstacle. The number was also low in most of the Gulf emirates.


2012-05-03 00:00:00

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