Lawyer and businessman, Leon Charney
died in Manhattan, New York on March 22nd. Charner worked through
“back door channels” to bring together Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat for peace talks at Camp David. The resulting
peace agreement – the first ever concluded between the Jewish state and an Arab
nation – remains in effect to this day. President Jimmy Carter called Mr.
Charney “the unsung hero” of that great accomplishment. Born on July 23, 1938
in Bayonne, New Jersey, Charney went on to become a highly successful New York
real estate investor, talk show host and author. For more than 25 years, he
moderated “The Leon Charney Report,” an award-winning, nationally televised
program. He also wrote five books, including Back Door Channels – The Price of
Peace, which was made into a documentary video that won an Emmy. Leon
co-produced and appeared as Col in the 1971 Euro-western “Carlos”.
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