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Leon Charney is an American real estate tycoon, author, philanthropist, political pundit, media personality, and Jewish cantor. He lives in Manhattan in New York City, dividing his time between his residences in Tel Aviv and Boca Raton, Florida. As of March 2012, ''Forbes'' lists Charney as #353 among the wealthiest Americans. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University where he was known as "the gonche." At YU he participated in demonstrations to free Soviet Jewry. Charney is best known as a New York real estate baron, but in recent years, his role as one of the backdoor players integral to sealing the Camp David Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt has emerged. In 1979, Charney played an important role as the unofficial adviser to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, most well known for his behind-the-scenes role in the Camp David Accords which created the first comprehensive peace between Israel and Egypt in 1978 and 1979. In 2008, some thirty years later, Charney, a major real estate owner in New York's Times Square, appeared for the first time on the ''Forbes 400'' list of the wealthiest Americans, debuting at #321. The 2009 list〔2009 Forbes 400 List http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/54/rich-list-09_Leon-Charney_S833.html〕 - the first to reflect the world financial crisis, indicates Charney's net worth had fallen in the previous year, although his rank had jumped to #296, up 35 notches, indicating that while he lost wealth, he lost comparatively less than other fellow billionaires. For 2010, Charney ranked #308 on the ''Forbes 400''. ==Rise to prominence== At age 36 and a half, Charney, an aspiring entertainment lawyer in New York City, became counsel and adviser to Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana. Through Hartke, Charney became more involved in international politics and diplomacy. He became close to Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel, with whom Charney worked on Israel's initiative to free Soviet Jews and help them migrate to Israel. That effort saw the emigration of 1,000 Jews from the Soviet Union to Israel. Later, United States President Jimmy Carter asked Charney to help advise him during the Camp David Accords. Charney refers to his efforts as using "back door channels", and he advised President Jimmy Carter from 1977-1981. In a forward for one of Charney's books, Carter referred to Charney as "the unsung hero of the Camp David Peace Treaty." In 1986 Charney went to Tunisia to meet with Yasser Arafat in the hope of a possible peaceful resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leon Charney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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