Who is to blame for what's happening in Gaza?

(JNS) — In the midst of one of the most painful and complex military operations that Israel has ever known, while the families of the hostages wait in anguish for the return of their loved ones being tortured in Hamas’s tunnels and as a humanitarian tragedy unfolds in the Gaza Strip, it is vital to look reality in the eye and ask honestly: Who is responsible for what is happening?

This conflict was not sought by Israel. On the contrary, just as regional initiatives of hope and reconciliation were beginning to take shape, including serious prospects for the rehabilitation of Gaza, Hamas chose t...