Why the Arab Uprisings Will Force the U.S. to Rethink Israel-Palestine - Marc Lynch - International - The Atlantic:
Put bluntly, it has never been more important to America that Israel solve its Palestine problem, but it has never been less likely that Israel will be able or willing to do so. The old dodges and workarounds simply will not work anymore. Decades of American policy have been based on the ability to manage the tension between its alliance with Israel and its alliance with the Arabs through the pretense of a never-ending peace process and a reliance on dictators to crush public opposition. With dictators gone or under pressure, and the peace process dead, such a strategy cannot be sustained.
Finally, the U.S. will need to accept the limits of its ability to control the Middle East.