Didn’t King David speak about his enemies talking about peace when they were actually for war? Does this theme sound familiar to anyone?

“Journalism aside, there’s also a moral dimension here, especially for a magazine that recently devoted its cover to the question of whether Americans are “Islamophobic.” That dimension is known as the delegitimization of Israel — the idea that the country ought not to
exist. Insisting that Israel be wiped off the map, as Iran’s leaders do
with such numbing frequency, is one method of delegitimization.
Suggesting that Israelis don’t care about peace — not all of them, of
course; there’s always a remnant of politically anguished Israelis to be
found, quoted and celebrated for the purposes of native standing and
moral cover — is another.”

No comparison whatsoever between calling for the liquidation of a country and disliking the attitudes of its citizens. We are talking of a difference of substance, not degree. Michaels would probably think that someone who didn’t fancy Israeli food was engaging in “delegitimization”.