We have become so incredibly myopic about our "news"; if it happens overseas it is deemed inherently less important. Hillary Who? She hasn't run for anything in years and our attention span is 30 seconds. Of course ir should be the top news if true, but it does not shock me when it is not. I've seen too many front page stories in overseas papers that get zero mention domestically. "Firemen rescue cat from tree; local HS phenom scores 50 pts against hated rival. Highlights at 10 PM." is still the lead-in in too many mid sized towns.
The other issue: how do you really know whether that gun toting faceless man is a Palestinean terrorist, or an Israeli trying to ruin US-Palestinian talks, or an Iranian sympathizer pretending to be an Israeli disguised as a Palestinian? We demand immediate retaliation--but often react without facts. Complex facts don't always present themselves on demand, much as we would like them to.