As an advocate for Israel, I believe I have to change how I think about Israel’s opponents. I have set this out in an infographic below.

Over the past year and a half, I have had hundreds of on-line conversations about Israel.

Some have been with committed supporters. Some with critics. Some with people who are simply confused by the endless stream of images, claims and counterclaims that now dominate social media and news coverage.

Those conversations have led me to a conclusion that has changed how I think about Israel advocacy.

I often talk about “the anti-Israel movement” as though it is one thing.

The people marching together, posting together and repeating similar slogans are often motivated by very different beliefs. Yet we frequently respond to them as though they are all part of the same phenomenon.

I increasingly believe that this is a mistake.

At a broad level, there appear to be two very different groups.

The first opposes Israel because it rejects the legitimacy of a Jewish state. The reasoning varies. Sometimes it is religious. Sometimes it is ideological. Sometimes it is framed........

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