Those of us who spend some of our lives defending Israel in the public discourse are accustomed to being told, even mocked, that we are incapable of finding any fault in the Jewish state at all—that we instinctively hear criticism of Israel and cry "anti-Semitism!" I would like to put an end to this calumny by offering a strident criticism of Israel. To the so-called critics' dismay, it will not imply that Israel must cease to defend itself against its annihilationist neighbors or disavow the