(Anti-Defamation League) In the last decade, hundreds of groups around the country have renewed and increased their efforts to castigate and condemn Israel through a variety of campaigns, initiatives and events. Israel's detractors use a plethora of weapons to assault Israel's legitimacy. They hold Israel to a different standard than other countries, condemning it for implementing policies to protect its citizens. These accusations are rarely mitigated by acknowledgement of Israel's right to protect its citizens from the constant threat of Palestinian terrorism. The ten most influential anti-Israel groups in the U.S. today stand out in that they are able to organize a significant number of events, have a national reach, use particularly vitriolic language against Israel and its supporters, attract people to their cause and affect the mainstream discussion about Israel.
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