CSA Poll of Syrians 64% support sign security arrangement with Israel

COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA (CSA) SYRIA PUBLIC OPINION POLLING REPORT – JANUARY 2026
SAMPLE: 260 SYRIANS AGE 18+
MARGIN OF ERROR +/- 05%
DATA COLLECTED JANUARY 8-15, 2026 BY YOUGOV ONLINE PANEL
https://councilforsecureamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CSA-Syria-Public-Opinion-Polling.pdf

How would you rate the performance of Ahmed Al-Sharaa as President of Syria?
69% total good rating
12% total poor rating

44% very good
25% good
11% neither good nor poor
04% poor
08% very poor
08% prefer not to answer

Overall, how would you describe the impact of Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria?
05% total positive impact
70% total negative impact

02% very positive
04% somewhat positive
07% neither positive nor negative
12% somewhat negative
59% very negative
17% prefer not to answer

How would you describe the role of the United States in Syria’s political and economic affairs?
65% total positive
14% total negative

24% very positive
41% somewhat positive
10% neither positive nor negative
06% somewhat negative
09% very negative
11% prefer not to answer

How likely to unlikely do you think it is that there will be peace between Israel and Syria in the future?
59% total likely
14% total unlikely

26% very likely
33% somewhat likely
13% neither likely nor unlikely
06% somewhat unlikely
08% very unlikely
15% prefer not to answer

How would you feel about the new government of Syria signing a security arrangement with Israel aimed at ensuring Syria’s safety and prosperity?
64% total support
08% total oppose

29% strongly support
35% somewhat support
14% neither support nor oppose
03% somewhat oppose
06% strongly oppose
14% prefer not to answer

If there was a long-term resolution to the issue of Palestine, how would you view the normalization of diplomatic or economic relations between Syria and Israel?
47% total support
13% total oppose

21% strongly support
26% somewhat support
24% neither support nor oppose
06% somewhat oppose
07% strongly oppose
16% prefer not to answer

(Among males: 60% total support)
(Among females: 34% total support)