Residents swim on a beach in Sour, southern Lebanon, on May 12, 2026, while on the other side of the bay, smoke rises following Israeli bombings on the village of Qlaileh. (Credit: Kawnat Haju/AFP)
In a rare glimpse into Lebanese public opinion, al-Jadeed local channel and the statistics firm Information International released on Monday the results of a poll conducted gauging views across the country's various communities on the ongoing war. According to al-Jadeed, the survey was carried out with a sample of 2,000 people, representative of different Lebanese regions and religious groups. However, no additional data was provided about the methodology used. The survey addresses issues such as "peace" and "normalization" with Israel, as well as Hezbollah's disarmament and its responsibility in the outbreak of the war.The figures that emerge reveal acute sectarian polarization around the country's main strategic issues. A vertical fracture within an extremely unstable local and regional context, where...
In a rare glimpse into Lebanese public opinion, al-Jadeed local channel and the statistics firm Information International released on Monday the results of a poll conducted gauging views across the country's various communities on the ongoing war. According to al-Jadeed, the survey was carried out with a sample of 2,000 people, representative of different Lebanese regions and religious groups. However, no additional data was provided about the methodology used. The survey addresses issues such as "peace" and "normalization" with Israel, as well as Hezbollah's disarmament and its responsibility in the outbreak of the war.The figures that emerge reveal acute sectarian polarization around the country's main strategic issues. A vertical fracture within an extremely unstable local and regional context, where...
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