Sandwich: But it wouldn't be hush-hush outside of Jordan and Syria. The US doesn't like either of those countries, likes Israel pretty much more than any other country barring itself, and it'd be pretty damn hard to cover up the deaths of some 2,000 Palestinians. Yes, there have been a significant number of deaths in those countries, but I seriously doubt it's on THAT scale.
Though there might be some validity to that- it's certainly of lesser interest to the media, 'cos it's considered an internal affair there (unless I've forgotten a lot of what I know about the region's history), so few people are complaining, whereas Israel is considered to be an international one.