At this writing, 20 living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas . Thank God.

Twenty-four dead remain to be released.

These of the 251 hostages taken on that infamous Oct. 7, 2023, day.

U.S. President Donald Trump is taking legitimate credit , thanks to his insurmountable will and prodigious negotiating skills, for this breakthrough.

But with all the joy, there remains the hurt and disappointment.

Disappointment that this could have happened two years ago.

For two years, a deeply confused and lost world has given credibility to the depraved Hamas terrorists and murderers as legitimate negotiating partners.

While hostages were still being held, pusillanimous leaders in France, the U.K., Canada and elsewhere called for a Palestinian state, thus justifying and encouraging th

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