Israel’s failure in recent years to negotiate seriously and responsibly with the Palestinians means that it will now have to consider its diplomatic options against the background of an Arab world in which governments will be obliged to listen more closely to their citizens’ views on Palestine. America’s military commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, and others have drawn attention to the damaging impact of America’s pro-Israel bias on its interests in some of the world’s most geopolitically sensitive regions.