No one will take any particular notice of this, but imagine if the roles had been reversed, and an Israeli opened fire on a street and murdered two Muslims. That would have been international news and the focus of massive ongoing coverage. This should get that kind of treatment, but it won’t.
“Jerusalem terror attack leaves two Israelis dead, several injured,” by Brooks Hays, UPI, October 9, 2016:
JERUSALEM, Oct. 9 (UPI) — Two people are dead and others injured after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a street in Jerusalem. The gunman fired his weapon from his car as he drove.
Israeli police chased the gunman on motorcycles, exchanging fire with the assailant before shooting him dead.
The Wall Street Journal reported a 60-year-old woman and a 30-year old man were killed in the attacks. NBC reported a policeman was one of two people killed by the gunman.
On Twitter, Micky Rosenfeld, press spokesman for Israeli police, confirmed the death of one of the first responders.
Officials reported six others were wounded in the ambush, which authorities labeled a terrorist attack….
Over the last year, 42 Israelis have been killed and more than 500 wounded in attacks carried out by Palestinians. The majority of the attacks involved stabbings and car-ramming incidents….