Making sense of the Gaza Strip

Adam Hamilton, pastor of United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., helps us make sense of the Gaza Strip:

After all, these missiles have no guidance systems and virtually never hit a real target. They stand no chance of winning a military battle against Israel. These missiles have killed as many Palestinians (as they occasionally fall back into Gaza) as they have Israelis. And the launching of them was almost guaranteed to bring an Israeli attack that would kill large numbers of Palestinians—making their launching of these missiles suicidal.

So, I continued to ask, "Why?"

He explores historic, religious and philosophical issues at Ethics Daily, and the piece is well worth reading.