I think (unsurprisingly) it's easier to consume an opinion or narrative that comes preformed. We live in an incredibly complex world, connected and empowered (in certain ways), particularly compared with generations past. It's hard for me to understand how life was different (and similar) for the average person a century or more ago. I think your point about the media is interesting; while the media seems more ingrained in our daily lives, it has also been "democratized" (I use quotes because I think that's a loaded term to really apply here) in a way, but on the other hand I suspect people have always had a propensity to be affected by social pressure, manipulation, and propaganda.

From the evidence of this imbalance in people's response, I've seen people argue that this is an indication of racism against Jews. I'm struck by this grey statement because beyond that point, discussion tends to polarize and disintegrate into two camps. To argue that nobody is racist against Jewish people is blatantly fallacious, but on the other hand to argue that everyone who takes issue with Israel's actions is exhibiting a form of racism against Jews is equally silly. Nevertheless, like Kleinbl00 pointed out, there are many instances of disproportionate attention paid when considering straight-up body counts. In fact, I think it's pretty obvious that our reactions are much more complex than just a function of number of deaths. Which is a bigger tragedy? Twenty-five thousand soldiers dying the in the American Revolution, ten kindergartners shot in a school shooting, or one million people dying per year from Heart Disease? Obviously it's a silly example of extremes, and while I think sometimes our relatively different levels of outrage are the result of internalized rules of morality, in many instances, they are manipulated and influenced by outside forces. Obviously in the age of democracy, politics and foreign policy will be be a hot target for that kind of manipulation.

It doesn't help that this issue comes at a crossroads of race, religion and geopolitics making it ripe ground for the kind of racism JTHipster talks about. I think anyone who has read about the Isreal/Gaza conflict on Hubski saw Kleinbl00's post about the history of the conflict, which serves to highlight what a tangled web of cause and effect has been woven there over so many generations. The average person simply doesn't have the time/ability/interest/attention-span (myriad of reasons) to fully educate themselves on the history and underlying issues which makes them even more vulnerable to manipulation by politicians and media. As an observer, it can be difficult to come to terms with conflicts that have no real "right" and "wrong" side. Ultimately I think the best solution is to support actions which advance peace, prosperity, and fundamental human rights; and to seek out the education required to recognize those advancements when you see them.