Terrific column–and it may even be true. “On Mr Sharon’s watch, without anyone really noticing, Israel has become more firmly anchored in the good graces of world opinion than at any time this decade. . . . Nowhere have attitudes towards Israel shifted more dramatically than in France. . . . [F]or years, western public opinion blamed Israel for the violence committed against it. As the violence abated, so did the blame.” J-Pod: What do you think of Caldwell’s column? (Whenever you get a chance to weigh in.)