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[[Image:Kleinbrigades.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Aaron Klein and Rusty Humphries with members of the [[al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades]] in 2005.<ref name="Tea and M16s">{{cite web |url= http://www.talkradionetwork.com/news;jsessionid=4DB91208AE6CE48B9B524979F485E310 |title= A Straightforward Interview Amidst M-16s and Tea |author= November 11, 2005 - Radio host Rusty Humphries holds court with terrorist leaders in Israeli refugee camp |work= [[Talk Radio Network]] }}</ref>]] |
[[Image:Kleinbrigades.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Aaron Klein and Rusty Humphries with members of the [[al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades]] in 2005.<ref name="Tea and M16s">{{cite web |url= http://www.talkradionetwork.com/news;jsessionid=4DB91208AE6CE48B9B524979F485E310 |title= A Straightforward Interview Amidst M-16s and Tea |author= November 11, 2005 - Radio host Rusty Humphries holds court with terrorist leaders in Israeli refugee camp |work= [[Talk Radio Network]] }}</ref>]] |
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'''Aaron Klein''' is an [[United States|American]] |
'''Aaron Klein''' is an [[United States|American]] [[author]]. He is a [[Middle East]] [[correspondent]] and head of the [[Jerusalem]] bureau for [[WorldNetDaily]]{{fact| march 2009}} and a [[columnist]] for ''[[The Jewish Press]]''. His WND articles have been republished on [[Ynetnews]] and in ''[[The New York Sun]].''<ref>[http://www.nysun.com/authors/Aaron+Klein Aaron Klein article archive], ''[[The New York Sun]].''</ref> Klein is a frequent guest on cable news and has regular segments and commentary on U.S. [[talk radio]] programs.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
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==Interviews== |
==Interviews== |
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In 1999 he wrote an article article about his experience with members of [[Al-Muhajiroun]], a group reportedly connected to [[al-Qaeda]],<ref name="Weekend">{{cite news|url= |title= My Weekend with the Enemy |author= Aaron Klein |work= [[Jerusalem Post]] |publisher= [[Free Republic]] |date= 30 May 2000 }}</ref> "My Weekend with the Enemy," was published in ''[[The Jerusalem Post]].'' |
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==Radio== |
==Radio== |
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| ⚫ | In June, 2007, after an argument over whether Hamas is a terrorist organization, British politician [[George Galloway]] evicted Klein and Humphries from his office and turned them over to Parliament police, claiming the two had breached security by falsely presenting themselves as reporters. <ref>[http://www.jewishpress.com/displayContent_new.cfm?contentid=26552&mode=a§ionid=1&contentname=Galloway_Defends_Hamas%2C_Ejects_Klein_and_Humphries_From_Office&recnum=1]</ref>{{fact| march 2009}} The event was recorded on audio tape, excerpts of which were played on [[Fox News]] Channel's [[Hannity's America]].{{fact| march 2009}} |
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Klein routinely serves as a co-host of WABC Radio's [[John Batchelor]] Show. He appears frequently on the [[Savage Nation]], [[Mancow]] in the Morning, [[Michael Reagan]] Show, [[Gordon Liddy]] Show and [[Rusty Humphries]] Show, among others. |
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In December 2005, Klein was denied a journalist visa to broadcast with [[ABC Radio]] in [[Syria]].<ref name="BatchelorSyriaWND">{{cite web |url= http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47924 |title= 'Ministry of Fear' in Mideast |author= [[John Batchelor]] |work= [[WorldNetDaily]] |date= 15 December 2005 }}</ref> Officials from Syria's embassies in [[Washington, D.C.]] and [[Amman, Jordan]] were quoted as saying the reason was Klein is Jewish.<ref name="Batchelor">{{cite web |url= http://www.nysun.com/article/24529 |title= 'Ministry of Fear '- Part II |author= [[John Batchelor]] |work= [[The New York Sun]] |date= 15 December 2005 }}</ref> Some leaders in Lebanon, including [[Druze]] leader [[Walid Jumblatt]] and parliamentarian and former Prime Minister [[Michel Aoun]], criticized Syria for its refusal to admit Klein.<ref name="Farah">{{cite web |url= http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3182668,00.html |title= Jewish reporter denied entry to Syria |author= Joseph Farah |work= [[Ynetnews]] |date= 11 December 2005 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In June, 2007, after an argument over whether Hamas is a terrorist organization, British politician [[George Galloway]] evicted Klein and Humphries from his office and turned them over to Parliament police, claiming the two had breached security by falsely presenting themselves as reporters. <ref>[http://www.jewishpress.com/displayContent_new.cfm?contentid=26552&mode=a§ionid=1&contentname=Galloway_Defends_Hamas%2C_Ejects_Klein_and_Humphries_From_Office&recnum=1]</ref> The event was recorded on audio tape, excerpts of which were played on [[Fox News]] Channel's [[Hannity's America]]. |
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==Book== |
==Book== |
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Klein's book,<ref name="SchmoozingPubWeekly">{{cite web |url= http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6465696.html |title= Forward into Fall: Contemporary Affairs |author= Donahue et al |work= [[Publishers Weekly]] |date= 6 August 2007 }}</ref><ref name="SchmoozingAdamsNYPost">{{cite web |url= http://www.nypost.com/seven/08172007/gossip/cindy/a_most_unwelcome_housewife_shuffle_cindy_cindy_adams.htm?page=2 |title= A Most Unwelcome 'Housewife' Shuffle |author= [[Cindy Adams]] |work= [[New York Post]] |date= 17 August 2007 |quote= }}</ref><ref name="SchmoozingAmazon">''Schmoozing With Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land, Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans - to a Jew!'' Aaron Klein. [[WorldNetDaily#WND Books|WND Books]], September 2007. {{ASIN|0979045126}}. Hardcover: ISBN 0-97904-512-6, ISBN 978-0979045127.</ref> based on his interviews with terrorists, was released in September 2007 with the title, ''Schmoozing With Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land, Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans - to a Jew!'' |
Klein's book,<ref name="SchmoozingPubWeekly">{{cite web |url= http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6465696.html |title= Forward into Fall: Contemporary Affairs |author= Donahue et al |work= [[Publishers Weekly]] |date= 6 August 2007 }}</ref><ref name="SchmoozingAdamsNYPost">{{cite web |url= http://www.nypost.com/seven/08172007/gossip/cindy/a_most_unwelcome_housewife_shuffle_cindy_cindy_adams.htm?page=2 |title= A Most Unwelcome 'Housewife' Shuffle |author= [[Cindy Adams]] |work= [[New York Post]] |date= 17 August 2007 |quote= }}</ref><ref name="SchmoozingAmazon">''Schmoozing With Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land, Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans - to a Jew!'' Aaron Klein. [[WorldNetDaily#WND Books|WND Books]], September 2007. {{ASIN|0979045126}}. Hardcover: ISBN 0-97904-512-6, ISBN 978-0979045127.</ref> based on his alleged interviews with terrorists, was released in September 2007 with the title, ''Schmoozing With Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land, Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans - to a Jew!'' |
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Chapters of the book reportedly include Klein's described meetings with a recruited Palestinian suicide bomber; confrontations with the alleged Muslim desecrators of Jewish and Christian holy sites; a section in which terror leaders are petitioned to describe what life in the U.S. would be like under the rule of Islam; a chapter on Christian persecution in the Middle East; and a chapter claiming the U.S. funds terrorism.<ref name="GlazovInterview">{{cite web |url= http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=2306E1FD-A88C-4C24-A9B1-34BB2847F9F4 |title= Interview with Aaron Klein |author= Jamie Glazov |work= [[FrontPage Magazine]] |date= 31 October 2007 }}</ref> |
Chapters of the book reportedly include Klein's described meetings with a recruited Palestinian suicide bomber; alleged confrontations with the alleged Muslim desecrators of Jewish and Christian holy sites; a section in which terror leaders are petitioned to describe what life in the U.S. would be like under the rule of Islam; a chapter on alleged Christian persecution in the Middle East; and a chapter claiming the U.S. funds terrorism.<ref name="GlazovInterview">{{cite web |url= http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=2306E1FD-A88C-4C24-A9B1-34BB2847F9F4 |title= Interview with Aaron Klein |author= Jamie Glazov |work= [[FrontPage Magazine]] |date= 31 October 2007 }}</ref> |
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The book reportedly quoted terrorists threatening singer [[Madonna]] for "corrupting humanity on earth." [http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/11/terrorists-rate-the-celebrities/] The UK's Daily Star claimed the threats prompted [[Madonna]] to beef up her security.[http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/66338/Muslim-nutters-We-ll-kill-Madge/] |
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==Student career== |
==Student career== |
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At [[Yeshiva University]] in [[New York City]], Klein edited the undergraduate bimonthly student newspaper, ''The Commentator.'' Some of Klein's critical investigative pieces for ''The Commentator'' provoked retaliation by the school administration.<ref name="Arenson">{{cite web |url= http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/regional/121599ny-yeshiva-edu.html |title= Yeshiva Students Say the University Is Behind Removal of Campus Paper |author= Karen W. Arenson |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= 15 December 1999 }}</ref> In December 1999, [[The New York Times]] reported that issues of the student newspaper had repeatedly been removed from the campus at the administration's behest during Klein's tenure as editor-in-chief, prompting Klein to threaten to sue the University. The conflict attracted additional media attention. Yeshiva University later signed a contract in which it agreed to discontinue the practice and reimburse ''The Commentator'' for the confiscated issues.<ref name="YU pays">{{cite web |url= http://yuweb.addr.com/v64i6/news/news1univpay.shtml |title= University Pays ''Commentator'' in Censorship Case |author= Aaron Klein and Alex Traiman |work= The Commentator, V. 64, #2 (undated) }}</ref> |
At [[Yeshiva University]] in [[New York City]], Klein edited the undergraduate bimonthly student newspaper, ''The Commentator.'' Some of Klein's critical investigative pieces for ''The Commentator'' which allegedly provoked retaliation by the school administration.<ref name="Arenson">{{cite web |url= http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/regional/121599ny-yeshiva-edu.html |title= Yeshiva Students Say the University Is Behind Removal of Campus Paper |author= Karen W. Arenson |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= 15 December 1999 }}</ref> In December 1999, [[The New York Times]] reported that issues of the student newspaper had repeatedly been removed from the campus at the administration's behest during Klein's tenure as editor-in-chief, prompting Klein to threaten to sue the University. The conflict attracted additional media attention {{fact| march 2009}}. Yeshiva University later signed a contract in which it agreed to discontinue the practice and reimburse ''The Commentator'' for the confiscated issues.<ref name="YU pays">{{cite web |url= http://yuweb.addr.com/v64i6/news/news1univpay.shtml |title= University Pays ''Commentator'' in Censorship Case |author= Aaron Klein and Alex Traiman |work= The Commentator, V. 64, #2 (undated) }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 05:26, 9 March 2009
Aaron Klein is an American author. He is a Middle East correspondent and head of the Jerusalem bureau for WorldNetDaily[citation needed] and a columnist for The Jewish Press. His WND articles have been republished on Ynetnews and in The New York Sun.[2] Klein is a frequent guest on cable news and has regular segments and commentary on U.S. talk radio programs.[citation needed]
Interviews
In 1999 he wrote an article article about his experience with members of Al-Muhajiroun, a group reportedly connected to al-Qaeda,[3] "My Weekend with the Enemy," was published in The Jerusalem Post.
Radio
In June, 2007, after an argument over whether Hamas is a terrorist organization, British politician George Galloway evicted Klein and Humphries from his office and turned them over to Parliament police, claiming the two had breached security by falsely presenting themselves as reporters. [4][citation needed] The event was recorded on audio tape, excerpts of which were played on Fox News Channel's Hannity's America.[citation needed]
Book
Klein's book,[5][6][7] based on his alleged interviews with terrorists, was released in September 2007 with the title, Schmoozing With Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land, Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans - to a Jew!
Chapters of the book reportedly include Klein's described meetings with a recruited Palestinian suicide bomber; alleged confrontations with the alleged Muslim desecrators of Jewish and Christian holy sites; a section in which terror leaders are petitioned to describe what life in the U.S. would be like under the rule of Islam; a chapter on alleged Christian persecution in the Middle East; and a chapter claiming the U.S. funds terrorism.[8]
Student career
At Yeshiva University in New York City, Klein edited the undergraduate bimonthly student newspaper, The Commentator. Some of Klein's critical investigative pieces for The Commentator which allegedly provoked retaliation by the school administration.[9] In December 1999, The New York Times reported that issues of the student newspaper had repeatedly been removed from the campus at the administration's behest during Klein's tenure as editor-in-chief, prompting Klein to threaten to sue the University. The conflict attracted additional media attention [citation needed]. Yeshiva University later signed a contract in which it agreed to discontinue the practice and reimburse The Commentator for the confiscated issues.[10]
References
- ^ November 11, 2005 - Radio host Rusty Humphries holds court with terrorist leaders in Israeli refugee camp. "A Straightforward Interview Amidst M-16s and Tea". Talk Radio Network.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Aaron Klein article archive, The New York Sun.
- ^ Aaron Klein (30 May 2000). "My Weekend with the Enemy". Jerusalem Post. Free Republic.
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- ^ Donahue; et al. (6 August 2007). "Forward into Fall: Contemporary Affairs". Publishers Weekly.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Cindy Adams (17 August 2007). "A Most Unwelcome 'Housewife' Shuffle". New York Post.
- ^ Schmoozing With Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land, Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans - to a Jew! Aaron Klein. WND Books, September 2007. ASIN 0979045126. Hardcover: ISBN 0-97904-512-6, ISBN 978-0979045127.
- ^ Jamie Glazov (31 October 2007). "Interview with Aaron Klein". FrontPage Magazine.
- ^ Karen W. Arenson (15 December 1999). "Yeshiva Students Say the University Is Behind Removal of Campus Paper". The New York Times.
- ^ Aaron Klein and Alex Traiman. "University Pays Commentator in Censorship Case". The Commentator, V. 64, #2 (undated).