# The United States and Israel Are Uniting Their Innovation Ecosystems by Jacob Helberg > “With the launch of Pax Silica, the United States and Israel are uniting our innovation ecosystems to ensure the future is shaped by strong and sovereign allies leading in critical technologies like AI and robotics. Standing on the ancient foundations of the City of David, we are declaring that we are not creatures of circumstance, but the creators of history—building a new era of security and prosperity together.” > **— Jacob Helberg**, *U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, January 16, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Primary source:** [Israel and the United States Sign Joint Statement on Artificial Intelligence](https://embassies.gov.il/nepal/en/node/9937) — official Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs publication preserving the complete quotation and event context. - **Verification:** The Reminder restores the complete contiguous statement that the article had abbreviated with an ellipsis. - **Editorial treatment:** Capitalization and punctuation follow the official English transcript, including the em dash in “history—building.” - **Context:** Helberg delivered the statement at the January 16, 2026 launch of the U.S.–Israel strategic partnership on AI, research, and critical technologies under Pax Silica. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/US-Israel Leadership Alliance|US–Israel Leadership Alliance]] - **Article:** [[articles/NVIDIA, Pax Silica, and the Peace We Are Building Into Silicon|Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, Pax Silica, and the Peace We Are Building Into Silicon]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/The American-Israeli Cooperative You Were Trained Not to See|The American-Israeli Cooperative You Were Trained Not to See]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Pax Silica|Pax Silica]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Pax Silica|Pax Silica]] - [[wiki/Dual-Platform Security Organism|Dual-Platform Security Organism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “With the launch of Pax Silica, the United States and Israel are uniting our innovation ecosystems to ensure the future is shaped by strong and sovereign allies leading in critical technologies like AI and robotics. Standing on the ancient foundations of the City of David, we are declaring that we are not creatures of circumstance, but the creators of history—building a new era of security and prosperity together.” — Jacob Helberg, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-the-united-states-and-israel-are-uniting-their-innovation-ecosystems-by-jacob-helberg ```