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In April 2008, Klein appeared on the [[John Batchelor]] radio show where both interviewed [[Ahmed Yousef]] of [[Hamas]]. During that interview, Yousef revealed that Hamas endorsed [[Barack Obama]] for president.<ref name="freund">{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1225199589258&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull|title=Look who's rooting for Obama|last=Freund|first=Michael|date=October 28, 2008|work=[[Jerusalem Post]]|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> |
In April 2008, Klein appeared on the [[John Batchelor]] radio show where both interviewed [[Ahmed Yousef]] of [[Hamas]]. During that interview, Yousef revealed that Hamas endorsed [[Barack Obama]] for president.<ref name="freund">{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1225199589258&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull|title=Look who's rooting for Obama|last=Freund|first=Michael|date=October 28, 2008|work=[[Jerusalem Post]]|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> |
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Klein's methods of "getting terrorists to say nice things about Democrats" were criticized by [[Ari Berman]] in ''[[The Nation]]'' as "questionable sourcing" and part of a "smear campaign."<ref name="berman">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/14/opinion/main3938453.shtml|title=The Smear Machine Grinds On|last=Berman|first=Ari|date=March 14, 2008|work=[[The Nation]]|publisher=CBSNews.com|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> |
Klein's methods of "getting terrorists to say nice things about Democrats" were criticized by [[Ari Berman]] in ''[[The Nation]]'' as "questionable sourcing" and part of a "smear campaign."<ref name="berman">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/14/opinion/main3938453.shtml|title=The Smear Machine Grinds On|last=Berman|first=Ari|date=March 14, 2008|work=[[The Nation]]|publisher=CBSNews.com|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> |
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==Galloway controversy== |
==Galloway controversy== |
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The story was picked up by the [[The Independent]], [[The Daily Telegraph]], [[Drudge Report]] and [[Fox News]]. A spokesperson for Wikipedia stated that the Obama article had not received any preferential treatment<ref name="coleman"/> and another spokesperson noted the site's content is monitored and edited entirely by users. "Editors are really, really trying to do this as neutral as possible".<ref name="miller">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,507244,00.html|title=Obama's Wikipedia Page Distances President From Wright and Ayers|last=Miller|first=Joshua Rhett|date=March 10, 2009|work=[[Fox News]].com|accessdate=2009-03-10}}</ref> |
The story was picked up by the [[The Independent]], [[The Daily Telegraph]], [[Drudge Report]] and [[Fox News]]. A spokesperson for Wikipedia stated that the Obama article had not received any preferential treatment<ref name="coleman"/> and another spokesperson noted the site's content is monitored and edited entirely by users. "Editors are really, really trying to do this as neutral as possible".<ref name="miller">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,507244,00.html|title=Obama's Wikipedia Page Distances President From Wright and Ayers|last=Miller|first=Joshua Rhett|date=March 10, 2009|work=[[Fox News]].com|accessdate=2009-03-10}}</ref> |
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Klein removed the name of the editor from the article after reports arose on blogs and [[Wired News]] that he might himself be the suspended editor described in the story. In an email sent in response to the Wired News article, Klein wrote that the editor "works with me and does research for me."<ref name=smh/><ref name="WND/Obama">{{cite news|url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91257|title=Eligibility issue sparks 'edit war'; Wikipedia blocks users from posting criticism of Obama|last=Klein|first=Aaron |date=2009-03-09|publisher=WorldNetDaily|accessdate=2009-03-11 |
Klein removed the name of the editor from the article after reports arose on blogs and [[Wired News]] that he might himself be the suspended editor described in the story. In an email sent in response to the Wired News article, Klein wrote that the editor "works with me and does research for me."<ref name=smh/><ref name="WND/Obama">{{cite news|url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91257|title=Eligibility issue sparks 'edit war'; Wikipedia blocks users from posting criticism of Obama|last=Klein|first=Aaron |date=2009-03-09|publisher=WorldNetDaily|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Aaron Klein is an American author, a Middle East correspondent, head of the Jerusalem bureau for WorldNetDaily,[1] and a columnist for The Jewish Press. His WND articles have been republished on Ynetnews and in The New York Sun.[2] Klein appears regularly on John Batchelor's KFI-AM radio talk-show.[3] In 2009, Klein's article criticizing Wikipedia for its approach to its article about Barack Obama received international attention.[4][5]
Student career
At Yeshiva University in New York City, Klein edited the undergraduate bimonthly student newspaper, The Commentator. Articles published in The Commentator regarding events such as use of an eight million dollar gift to the school and the removal of a secretary, written while Klein was a co-editor in chief, allegedly caused the school administration to remove some issues from circulation.[6] This prompted the paper's editorial board to threaten to sue the University. Yeshiva University later signed a contract in which it agreed to discontinue the practice and reimburse The Commentator for the confiscated issues.[7]
Interviews with terrorists
Klein's book, based on his interviews with people he described as 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![8]
The book includes Klein's described meetings with a recruited Palestinian suicide bomber; interviews with Muhammed Abdel-El, the head of a Popular Resistance Committee, and Hamas leader Sheikh Yasser Hamad; confrontations with the 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.[9][10]
In April 2008, Klein appeared on the John Batchelor radio show where both interviewed Ahmed Yousef of Hamas. During that interview, Yousef revealed that Hamas endorsed Barack Obama for president.[11]
Klein's methods of "getting terrorists to say nice things about Democrats" were criticized by Ari Berman in The Nation as "questionable sourcing" and part of a "smear campaign."[3]
Galloway controversy
During a June 2007 interview, after an argument over whether Hamas is a terrorist organization, British politician George Galloway evicted Klein and Rusty Humphries from his office and turned them over to Parliament police, claiming the two had breached security by falsely presenting themselves as reporters.[12]
Article criticizing Wikipedia
A March 2009 article by Klein criticized Wikipedia for what he described as preferential treatment of Barack Obama coverage. Klein said that Wikipedia editors had scrubbed the article of material critical of the president and that an editor had been suspended for attempting to add "missing" details about Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers and allegations that Obama was not born in the United States. Klein said similar negative content was found in the article of George W. Bush.[5][4][13]
The story was picked up by the The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, Drudge Report and Fox News. A spokesperson for Wikipedia stated that the Obama article had not received any preferential treatment[5] and another spokesperson noted the site's content is monitored and edited entirely by users. "Editors are really, really trying to do this as neutral as possible".[14]
Klein removed the name of the editor from the article after reports arose on blogs and Wired News that he might himself be the suspended editor described in the story. In an email sent in response to the Wired News article, Klein wrote that the editor "works with me and does research for me."[4][15]
References
- ^ Poulsen, Kevin (2007-07-25). "Fox Claims Wikipedia Whitewashes Obama's Past — Update | Threat Level from Wired.com". Blog.wired.com. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Aaron Klein article archive, The New York Sun.
- ^ a b Berman, Ari (March 14, 2008). "The Smear Machine Grinds On". The Nation. CBSNews.com. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ a b c Asher Moses (2009-03-11). "Obama Wiki fiddler caught red-handed". Sydney Morning Herald.
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: Text "March 11, 2009" ignored (help) - ^ a b c Coleman, Mark (March 10, 2009). "Barack Obama 'receives preferential treatment on Wikipedia', report claims". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 6 March 2007.
- ^ Lori Lowenthal Marcus (March 2008). "Book Review: Schmoozing With Terrorists". Philadelphia Jewish Voice.
- ^ Jamie Glazov (31 October 2007). "Interview with Aaron Klein". FrontPage Magazine.
- ^ Gabriel, Brigitte (2008). They Must Be Stopped: Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It. Macmillan. pp. 119–20. ISBN 0312383630.
- ^ Freund, Michael (October 28, 2008). "Look who's rooting for Obama". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "Galloway Defends Hamas, Ejects Klein and Humphries from Office". Jewish Press. December 5, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ Klein, Aaron (March 8, 2009). "Wikipedia scrubs Obama eligibility". WorldNetDaily. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Miller, Joshua Rhett (March 10, 2009). "Obama's Wikipedia Page Distances President From Wright and Ayers". Fox News.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ Klein, Aaron (2009-03-09). "Eligibility issue sparks 'edit war'; Wikipedia blocks users from posting criticism of Obama". WorldNetDaily. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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