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The Impact of Changing Narratives on American Public Opinion Toward the U.S.-Israel Relationship

Odeh, Rana Kamal

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2014, Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, International and Comparative Politics.
This study assesses the impact of changing narratives on public opinion toward the Palestine-Israel conflict. In contrast to other U.S.-Israel relations studies, but in accordance with some media influence and public opinion research, this study emphasizes the potential role of American public opinion in shaping U.S.-Israel relations. Furthermore, this study attempts to attribute the pro-Israel American attitude shown in Gallup polls to the lack of information about the Palestine-Israel conflict in American mainstream media. This study tests whether public opinion will shift after being exposed to different narratives that falls under one of three major perceptions reported in the current rhetoric regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: 1) Israelis are the victims of Palestinian aggression 2) Israel is a geo-strategic ally of the U.S. in a hostile region, 3) Israel, like the United States, is a liberal democracy. This research includes three primary source surveys to test the impact of biased narratives and unconventional information about Palestine and Israel on public opinion toward the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Vaughn Shannon, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
R. William Ayers, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Karen Lahm, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
124 p.

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  • Odeh, R. K. (2014). The Impact of Changing Narratives on American Public Opinion Toward the U.S.-Israel Relationship [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401818860

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Odeh, Rana. The Impact of Changing Narratives on American Public Opinion Toward the U.S.-Israel Relationship. 2014. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401818860.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Odeh, Rana. "The Impact of Changing Narratives on American Public Opinion Toward the U.S.-Israel Relationship." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401818860

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)