NEW YORK, NY – They organize mass demonstrations featuring extreme anti-Israel and anti-Zionist messages. They seek to undermine the Jewish state by spreading malicious propaganda. They pursue boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns against Israel.

They are the 10 most influential and active anti-Israel groups in the United States, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

“While there are hundreds of groups that organize and participate in various anti-Israel activities, we have identified the largest and most well-coordinated anti-Israel groups,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director. “These groups are not promoting peace, they are spreading propaganda to assault Israel’s legitimacy. We want to Americans to know who these groups are and what it is they really stand for, which is to delegitimize the Jewish state.”

In a new online report released Monday, Oct. 21, ADL takes a close look at the top 10 anti-Israel groups operating in the U.S. To find out more about them visit www.adl.org.

The Top 10 Anti-Israel Groups are:

• Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER)

• Al-Awda

• Council on American-Islamic Relations

• Friends of Sabeel-North America

• If Americans Knew

• International Solidarity Movement

• Jewish Voice for Peace

• Muslim American Society

• Students for Justice in Palestine

• US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation