The United States and Israel plan to cooperate more closely to establish technological partnership on critical and emerging technologies and solutions to global challenges, they said as US President Joe Biden started a trip to the Middle East. That includes “pandemic preparedness, climate change, implementation of artificial intelligence, and trusted technology ecosystems,” a joint statement from Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday. Biden has arrived in Jerusalem to kick off his first visit to the Middle East since taking office 18 months ago. The national security ad…