In the U.S., you can advocate torture, illegal spying, and completely optional though murderous wars and be appointed to the highest positions. But you can't, apparently, criticize Israeli actions too much or question whether America's blind support for Israel should be re-examined.
True - and that is why HRW deserves a lot of credit for criticizing the Israeli war on the Gaza strip:
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