President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon established good relations in their March and June 2001 meetings . On 4 October 2001 , shortly after the September 11 attacks , Sharon accused the Bush Administration of appeasing the Palestinians at Israel 's expense in a bid for Arab support for the US anti-terror campaign . The White House said that the remark was unacceptable . Rather than apologize for the remark , Sharon said that the United States failed to understand him . Also , the United States criticized the Israeli practice of assassinating Palestinians believed to be engaged in terrorism , which appeared to some Israelis to be inconsistent with the US policy of pursuing Osama bin Laden " dead or alive "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Israel–United States relations