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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 -