Dave Goldiner is the Forward’s director of digital media. Dave is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades working at newspapers in the United States and Africa. A native New Yorker, Goldiner wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered some of the biggest stories of our time, including the attacks of September 11, along with thousands of stories of hope and heartbreak. He also studied and worked in Southern Africa and has written for publications in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He holds masters degrees in journalism and public administration from Columbia University. Dave can be reached at goldiner@forward.com, or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner
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By Dave Goldiner
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Fast Forward Sebastian Gorka Is Ousted From White House — Fires Angry Salvo At Enemies
Sebastian Gorka, the controversial counter-terrorism aide to President Trump, was ousted from his White House post Friday, a spokesman said. “(He) did not resign, but I can confirm he no longer works at the White House,” the White House said in a statement. Earlier reports said Gorka quit, and the Federalist, a right-wing news site,…
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Fast Forward Did Ivanka And Jared Cite Jewish Faith To Force Bannon Firing?
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner made little secret of their animosity to White House supremo Steve Bannon. But did the couple cite Judaism as a reason to push President Trump to fire the far right-wing strategist? “Jared and Ivanka helped push him out,” a source told the Daily Mail. “They were concerned about how they…
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Fast Forward Aly Raisman Slams American Gymnastics Group Over ‘Monster’ Doctor
Aly Raisman is calling a doctor who allegedly molested gymnasts a “monster” — and wants to know what the American gymnastics body plans to do about it. The Olympic gold medal winner, is demanding sweeping changes after team doctor Larry Nassar has been imprisoned on child pornography charges and faces allegations of abusing 125 female…
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Fast Forward Sebastian Gorka’s PhD Adviser Says He’s No ‘Expert’ On Terrorism
Sebastian Gorka may be an effective “bulldog” for President Trump — but he’s no expert on terrorism. So says the controversial White House anti-terror aide’s own PhD adviser, according to CNN “I would not call him an expert on terrorism,” said Stephen Sloan, a retired professor of political science who taught at the University of…
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Fast Forward Arthur Finkelstein, GOP Campaign Guru, Dies At 72
Arthur Finkelstein, a conservative campaign strategist who helped elect Republican presidents and Israeli premiers has died, his family announced Saturday. He was 72. Finkelstein was perhaps best known as the brains behind the unlikely elections of Sen. Al D’Amato and Gov. George Pataki. But he also helped Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and even Sen. Jesse…
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Fast Forward Magen David Group Scraps Gala At Trump’s Mar-A-Lago
A group that supports Israeli emergency medical service Magen David Adom has reportedly cancelled a million-dollar fundraising gala that was planned at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The American Friends of Magen David Adom announced Thursday night it had decided not to hold its 2018 fundraiser at the Trump property amid continuing anger over…
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Fast Forward Jews Denounce Trump For Shifting Blame Away From Neo-Nazis And White Supremacists
Jewish leaders quickly denounced President Trump for blaming counter-demonstrators along with neo-Nazis and white supremacists for the racist violence that erupted in Charlottesville. “As a Jew, as an American, as a human, words cannot express my disgust and disappointment,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) tweeted. “This is not my President.”] Anti=Defamation League National Director Jonathan Greenblatt…
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Fast Forward Israeli Trump Backer Suggests ‘Leftists’ Set Up Deadly Charlottesville Car-Ramming
President Trump’s top supporter in Israel blamed “leftist thugs” for the violence in Charlottesville and defended the president for failing to directly condemn white supremacists. Marc Zell, head of Republicans Abroad in Israel, also called Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee a “great man” — and said he suspects liberal counter demonstrators were somehow behind the…
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