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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Free Expression with Jerry Baker.

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This week, what next in Israel's war on Hamas?

Almost three weeks after Palestinian terrorists murdered more than 1,400 Israelis,

the conflict there remains in a state of stasis.

Israel has continued to bombard targets in Gaza from the air,

but while it's gathered several hundred thousand troops near the borders with Gaza,

there's still been no ground invasion, as we record this on Wednesday morning, New York time.

Meanwhile, the diplomatic climate continues, as you would very much expect, to deteriorate for Israel.

After the brief outpouring of sympathy for the Jewish state following the horrors the world witnessed on October 7th.

More governments and international organizations are now, of course, criticizing Israel's response.

This week, Antonio Gutierrez, Secretary General of the United Nations, an organization not

exactly known for its friendship with Israel, even seemed to suggest that the Hamas atrocities

might in some way be morally

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