Categories Articles and Tweets @mikenov: Sharon – US relations, the Second Intifada, and the 9/11 Attacks Post author By Mike Nova Post date October 26, 2026 Sharon – US relations, the Second Intifada, and the 9/11 Attacks – Google Search google.com/search?q=Sharon+-… ← The missing links: Moscow, Berlin, and Tel Aviv as covert facilitators of the 9/11 attacks → The role of Israel: PM Sharon and the 9/11 Framing the Conflict: Following the September 11 attacks on the United States, Prime Minister Sharon quickly sought to align Israel’s war against Palestinian militants with the broader US-led “War on Terror”. Sharon publicly attempted to equate Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat with Osama bin Laden. Initial US-Sharon Tensions: Washington initially resisted Sharon’s framing because the Bush administration and Secretary of State Colin Powell were trying to build a broad anti-terrorism coalition that included Arab and Muslim nations. Tensions peaked when Sharon accused the US of appeasing Arab nations—comparing it to the Munich Agreement—an