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Peres, Ehud Barak, Nasser El Kidwa (a
Palestinian diplomat who is the
ramed in Leon Charney's
nephew of Yasser Arafat), Colette
Times Square office is a
Avital and others.
quote from John F.
In 1989, Rabin, at the time Israel's
Kennedy: "When written in
defense minister, told him: "I hope
Chinese, the word crisis is composed of that the greatest challenge is still ahead
two characters — one represents danger of me ... The greatest day of my life
and the other represents opportunity."
was during the Six-Day War, when
An author, television talk-show host,
Jerusalem was liberated and united."
lawyer, real estate executive and "back-
The weekly show, which is on
door" Middle East diplomat, Charney
WNYE in New York, reaches about a
spoke with the Jewish News
million people in 100 cities
in December — the
— including metro Detroit
Monday after a weekend of
where Comcast Cable carries
horrific terrorism in Israel.
the show Sunday afternoons
A self-described "caution-
on its community access
ary optimist," he says "the
channels. One of the hall-
U.S. got 100 percent con-
marks of the show is
firmation that Arafat is not
Charney's style, which
a viable partner for peace at
enables the guest to engage
this point."
in a real conversation rather
Conversation is inter-
than tossing out sound bites.
rupted several times, when
"My curiosity is the
he gets calls from CNN's
essence
of the show," he
"You can see that
Wolf Blitzer about being
says. On air, the 58 year-
the peace process
interviewed that evening,
old host uses no notes. He
never changed,"
and when his producer and
was labeled a "Catskills
says author Leon
a newsman from ABC
Charlie Rose" by a New
Charney. He calls
check in with him about
York
weekly, referring to
the current situation
breakina b news.
the
PBS
late-night talk
"irreparable."
His new book, The Charney
show host — but it might
Report: Confronting the Arab-
be Oprah Winfrey who's
Israeli Conflict (Barricade; $24.95), is a
the closer comparison.
collection of 26 selected interviews with
Charney frequently features authors
Israeli diplomats, politicians and journal-
— and appearances on The Leon
ists from his nationally syndicated cable
Charney Report have been known to
television show, from 1989-2000.
increase book sales.
The book, Charney explains, places
the dynamics of the peace process in
Rabin And Arafat
timely perspective. "You can see that
the process never changed, the issues
Perhaps Charney is best known for his
are always the same: the security of
then-unknown, behind-the-scenes diplo-
Israel, the trust of the Palestinians, the
macy during the Egyptian-Israeli peace
understanding that Israel will ultimately treaty negotiations at Camp David, the
have to make peace, the frustrations at
subject of his book Special Counsel.
the killings." He adds, "It shows you
Less well known is his 1988 meeting
how irreparable the situation is."
with Arafat in Tunis, at Arafat's
request. While telling the story of his
Catskill Curiosity
3 a.m. meeting at Arafat's house and
Also included is a chronology and
Arafat's statement that he wanted to
overview of Middle East history,
meet secretly with Rabin and make
which provides important contextual
peace, Charney takes out a bound
material. Featured are interviews with
copy of the "Agreement on the Gaza
the late Yitzhak Rabin, Yael Dayan,
Strip and Jericho area" and opens it to
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