Israel has invaded Gaza...

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

He depends upon the reflexive support from some Americans (such as you) to realize this dream (in addition to the ignorance of the American people (such as Whell) of what's actually going on over there).

It isn't just plain ignorance.

It's willful ignorance.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Willful_ignorance

Willful ignorance is the state and practice of ignoring any sensory input that appears to contradict one’s inner model of reality. At heart, it is almost certainly driven by confirmation bias.

It differs from the standard definition of “ignorance“ — which just means that one is unaware of something — in that willfully ignorant people are fully aware of facts, resources and sources, but refuse to acknowledge them. Indeed, calling someone "ignorant" shouldn’t really be a pejorative, but intentional and willful ignorance is an entirely different matter.