National security experts at ░░░░░░░░ Heritage Foundation 2 believe ░░░░░░░░ is the time to ░░░░░░░░ the US relationship 3 ░░░░░░░░ Israel to an equal ░░░░░░░░ partnership 4 CBN National ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Kaitlyn Burke explains ░░░░░░░░ what that would look ░░░░░░░░ 6 The US and ░░░░░░░░ currently have what s ░░░░░░░░ a 7 special relationship ░░░░░░░░ established 8 by President ░░░░░░░░ Reagan in the eighties ░░░░░░░░ Every 10 years the ░░░░░░░░ commits to a new ░░░░░░░░ 10 of Understanding 11 ░░░░░░░░ MOU which lays out ░░░░░░░░ much security assistance will ░░░░░░░░ 12 provided to Israel ░░░░░░░░ its defense 13 The ░░░░░░░░ MOU expires in 2028 ░░░░░░░░ and the experts at ░░░░░░░░ recommend using the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ to forge a new ░░░░░░░░ 16 We just celebrated ░░░░░░░░ 75th anniversary of Israel ░░░░░░░░ and we ve had ░░░░░░░░ relationship since the beginning ░░░░░░░░ and we re instrumental ░░░░░░░░ the founding of the ░░░░░░░░ 19 Heritage Wanted to ░░░░░░░░ a course for the ░░░░░░░░ 25 years 20 to ░░░░░░░░ to the first a ░░░░░░░░ year anniversary 21 In ░░░░░░░░ new report 22 Heritage ░░░░░░░░ out a blueprint for ░░░░░░░░ ties 23 with Israel ░░░░░░░░ the relationship from one ░░░░░░░░ dependents 24 to the ░░░░░░░░ of strategic partnership we ░░░░░░░░ 25 with only our ░░░░░░░░ allies 26 Steps should ░░░░░░░░ taken by Israel 27 ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ that Israel is autonomous ░░░░░░░░ and independent and not ░░░░░░░░ on the United States ░░░░░░░░ for critical munitions 30 ░░░░░░░░ a part of the ░░░░░░░░ strategy by 2048 31 ░░░░░░░░ military financing would be ░░░░░░░░ 32 with foreign military ░░░░░░░░ former Israeli ambassador 33 ░░░░░░░░ the United States 34 ░░░░░░░░ Orrin has been pushing ░░░░░░░░ this kind of transition ░░░░░░░░ for years calling Israel ░░░░░░░░ reliance on US weapons ░░░░░░░░ sort 36 of Achilles ░░░░░░░░ 37 I was the ░░░░░░░░ member of this Israeli ░░░░░░░░ 38 to vote against ░░░░░░░░ Obama package 39 of ░░░░░░░░ 2017 40 Precisely for ░░░░░░░░ reason 41 I thought ░░░░░░░░ if we ever get ░░░░░░░░ a war 42 someone ░░░░░░░░ gonna say to us ░░░░░░░░ you re 43 you ░░░░░░░░ doing things that we ░░░░░░░░ t like 44 and ░░░░░░░░ re gonna hold up ░░░░░░░░ 45 And that s ░░░░░░░░ what Obama did during ░░░░░░░░ 2014 battle 46 between ░░░░░░░░ and Hamas 47 And ░░░░░░░░ had a big impact ░░░░░░░░ me I must say ░░░░░░░░ And I thought oh ░░░░░░░░ we re ever in ░░░░░░░░ bigger war 49 this ░░░░░░░░ become a much bigger ░░░░░░░░ 50 And in fact ░░░░░░░░ was 51 Orin pointing ░░░░░░░░ the positive weapons 52 ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration 53 ░░░░░░░░ Israel s current war ░░░░░░░░ Hamas over concerns about ░░░░░░░░ 54 operations in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ former ambassador voice support ░░░░░░░░ for the New Heritage ░░░░░░░░ 56 which advises the ░░░░░░░░ Administration 57 to use ░░░░░░░░ next memorandum of understanding ░░░░░░░░ to begin advancing Israel ░░░░░░░░ independence 59 If in ░░░░░░░░ Trump M O U ░░░░░░░░ A large segment of ░░░░░░░░ that money would not ░░░░░░░░ just for the acquisition ░░░░░░░░ arms 61 but for ░░░░░░░░ building these cooperation programs ░░░░░░░░ for investing in in ░░░░░░░░ research institutions staffs 63 ░░░░░░░░ type of investment I ░░░░░░░░ would be a very ░░░░░░░░ good use of that ░░░░░░░░ 65 Robert Greenway the ░░░░░░░░ of the Allison Center ░░░░░░░░ for National Security at ░░░░░░░░ Heritage Foundation says 67 ░░░░░░░░ should also continue to ░░░░░░░░ security 68 and commercial ░░░░░░░░ between the Jewish state ░░░░░░░░ and its Arab neighbors ░░░░░░░░ If we can work ░░░░░░░░ Israel to expand the ░░░░░░░░ Accords 71 and reduce ░░░░░░░░ threat for Iran surrogates ░░░░░░░░ and proxies we could ░░░░░░░░ the commitment on the ░░░░░░░░ 73 side and the ░░░░░░░░ States side for common ░░░░░░░░ 74 But we recognize ░░░░░░░░ this is an aspiration ░░░░░░░░ but it s something ░░░░░░░░ re that we have ░░░░░░░░ to work together to ░░░░░░░░ 77 And we re ░░░░░░░░ a time horizon out ░░░░░░░░ 78 toward the hundredth ░░░░░░░░ 79 So we re ░░░░░░░░ 25 years 80 Greenway ░░░░░░░░ to how Israel used ░░░░░░░░ to rely on US ░░░░░░░░ assistance 82 until a ░░░░░░░░ was put in place ░░░░░░░░ that to end 83 ░░░░░░░░ Israel could flourish on ░░░░░░░░ own 84 Now their ░░░░░░░░ is one 85 of ░░░░░░░░ highest performing in the ░░░░░░░░ East 86 He expects ░░░░░░░░ same to be true ░░░░░░░░ defense 87 Caitlin Burke ░░░░░░░░ News, Washington.