Poll: Palestinians are 4th angriest people in the world

New Gallup study finds Armenians to be the world’s angriest people, followed by Iraqis and Iranians. P.A. residents came in at fourth place, with 43 percent reporting feelings of anger.

By JNS

According to the 2019 Gallup Global Emotions Report, Palestinians are the fourth angriest people in the world.

Surveying over 151,000 people in over 140 countries and territories, indexes focused on positive and negative experiences.

While Armenians were found to be the world’s angriest people, followed by Iraqis and Iranians, Palestinian Authority (PA) residents came in at fourth place, with 43 percent of PA residents reporting feelings of anger, compared to just 24 percent of Israelis. While 50 percent of PA residents said that they felt well rested, so did 61 percent of Israelis.

Both reported similar levels of smiling or laughing—68 percent of Israelis and 64 percent of PA Arabs. Some 90 percent of PA residents said they felt respected—more than Israelis at 83 percent.

The countries with the highest ratings for positive experiences were Paraguay, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, and El Salvador.

The countries with the lowest were Egypt, Chad, Bangladesh, Northern Cyprus, and Nepal.

The countries with the highest negative experiences were Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone, Iraq, and Iran. “Palestinian Territories” was listed in 9th place.