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 [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner
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By Dave Goldiner
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Rex Tillerson, President-elect Trump’s pick to be secretary of state, denounced countries that support the boycott Israel movement and questioned the two-state solution at his Senate confirmation hearing. The former Exxon CEO vowed to make the fight against BDS a key priority. “Countries [that support BDS] need to understand that it does shape our view…
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The leader of South Africa’s resurgent main opposition party visited Israel, defying President Jacob Zuma who says officials should avoid traveling to the Jewish state. Mmusi Maimane, leader of the Democratic Alliance, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders in Jerusalem. Jewish groups lauded the move, calling it a healthy exchange of ideas….
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Get ready for Aly Raisman — as you’ve never seen her before. The Olympic gold medalist is showing off almost every inch of her lithe body in a sexy preview of her Sports Illustrated swimsuit. WOW thank u @SI_Swimsuit @MJ_Day for including me. Love how @SInow celebrates all women for being strong & beautiful pic.twitter.com/JRl1pPq11l…
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Israel’s high court suggested in a ruling Wednesday that women have the right to read from the Torah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The court ordered the rabbi of the Western Wall to explain within 30 days why women “should not be allowed to pray in accordance with their custom at the traditional plaza.”…
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Fast Forward 81-Year-Old Inauguration Announcer Charles Brotman ‘Heartbroken’ To Be Dumped by Trump
Charles Brotman has been the announcer at every presidential inauguration since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957. But Donald Trump has decided to go in a different direction, leaving the 81-year-old Brotman out in the cold, CNN reported. Brotman, who was once the voice of the Washington Senators baseball team, told reporters he was “heartbroken” and…
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Breaking News Nat Hentoff, Iconic Columnist and Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 91
Nat Hentoff, the civil liberties advocate and columnist who wrote about jazz and politics everything in between during a career spanning seven decades, died Saturday at 91, his son said. Sad to report the death of my father #NatHentoff tonight at the age of 91. He died surrounded by family listening to Billie Holiday. pic.twitter.com/15LEtUqBGh…
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Fast Forward Did Call of Nature Save Ari Fleischer From Fort Lauderdale Airport Carnage?
The call of nature may just have saved Ari Fleischer’s life during the Fort Lauderdale airport massacre. The former White House press secretary had just walked off a flight from New York and stopped to go to the bathroom before heading down to baggage claim to meet his driver. “Just as I was leaving the…
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