‘Insanity’

The Center for Security Policy today began a television advertising campaign concerning Israel ‘s proposed surrender of most of the West Bank and parts of Jerusalem to terrorists like al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The ad recalls the consequences for Israel and for U.S. interests of previous Israeli retreats from southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and urges Americans’ representatives in Washington to oppose further territorial concessions to our enemies.

The Center’s ad campaign is timed to coincide with the visit to Washington next week by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Mr. Olmert will be pitching his so-called "Convergence Plan" for the West Bank to President Bush in an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday. Among other activities during his U.S. visit, he will also be holding meetings at the Pentagon on Monday and addressing a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

The ad draws on an analysis of the convergence plan authored by the Center’s Senior Mideast Fellow, Caroline Glick. Ms. Glick is also the Deputy Managing Editor of and a columnist for the Jerusalem Post.

Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., the Center’s President, in unveiling the 30-second spot entitled "Insanity," said:

With his proposal to turn over up to 95% of the West Bank and sections of Israel ‘s capital city, Jerusalem , to terrorists, Prime Minister Olmert is embarking on a course of action fraught with danger not only for Israel but for America . Hard experience with Hezbollah’s use of southern Lebanon to attack Israel and with Hamas’ use of the Gaza Strip to create forward operating bases for terror against the Jewish State and others, including the United States , means it would be insane even to think about relinquishing control over the West Bank.

Mr. Olmert needs to know that Americans will not support, let alone finance, such an action that would threaten the future survival of both Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, endanger the effort to consolidate the liberation of Iraq and create a new safe-haven from which Islamofascist terrorists will be able to plot and launch attacks against the United States.

The script for "Insanity" reads as follows:

In 2000, Israel turned over south Lebanon to terrorists.

The terror threat grew larger, for Israel and for us.

In 2005, Israel turned over the Gaza Strip to terrorists — including al Qaeda.

The terror threat grew larger still, for Israel and for us. Now, Israel proposes to turn over nearly all the West Bank to our terrorist enemies.

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

We cannot afford any more of this insanity.

For more information about the Center’s ad campaign, the analysis upon which it is based or to conduct an interview, contact Mr. Gaffney or Ms. Glick at 202-835-9077.