On July 14, 2022, US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed the Jerusalem US-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration. Among its provisions, the declaration affirmed a commitment to “expanding our cooperation to further areas, and beginning an exchange program in quantum information science,” as reported by The Times of Israel.
The declaration also launched a new Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology, creating a bilateral committee to promote cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and trusted technology ecosystems. The technology dialogue was to be led by the respective national security councils and meet annually.
According to The Jerusalem Post, the quantum information science exchange program was subsequently coordinated through the Defense Ministry’s MAFAT research organization alongside the National Security Council.