Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.
Daniel J. Solomon
By Daniel J. Solomon
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Fast Forward Trump Nixes Masada Visit, Says Won’t Ride Cable Car
President Trump is nixing a stop at Masada from his Israel trip itinerary, after the country’s authorities told him he could not land his helicopter on top of the ancient fortress. The regulation comes from Israel’s Air Force, which prohibits helicopter landings due to the damage they can inflict on the site’s ruins. Presidents George…
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Fast Forward Rod Rosenstein Colleague Explains His Enigmatic Actions
Rod Rosenstein probably had to negotiate over the language in the infamous memo used as pretext for FBI Director James Comey’s ouster. That’s according to Eric Columbus, who served as senior counsel to the deputy attorney general’s office in the Obama administration, when Rosenstein worked for the department as the United States attorney in Maryland….
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Fast Forward Neighbors Sue Over Upper West Side Synagogue’s 9-Story Expansion
New York’s oldest synagogue is having a hard time erecting a new building, as community groups on the Upper West Side file suit against a city agency to stop Shearith Israel’s planned expansion. According to the suit filed against New York’s Board of Standards and Appeals – a body which oversees zoning issues – the…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Interviewed For FBI Director Post
Joe Lieberman is Mr. Bipartisan – Al Gore’s Democratic vice presidential nominee, Connecticut’s Independent senator, almost Republican Jon McCain’s vice presidential nominee. Now, President Trump will interview the bipartisan politico and observant Jew to be the next FBI director, along with three other candidates: former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, acting director Andrew McCabe and ex-FBi…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman, FBI Candidate, Works For Trump’s Law Firm
Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential nominee turned independent Connecticut senator, seems like the furthest thing from a Donald Trump fan. Now on the shortlist to be the next FBI director, Lieberman has nonetheless worked for the Trump-linked law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres and Friedman since leaving the Senate. The legal group has represented…
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Fast Forward Did Rod Rosenstein Know About Comey’s Memo On Trump And Russia?
There’s a big unawnswered question about the bombshell memo that ex-FBI director James Comey wrote in which he documents that President Trump pressured him to ease up on the investigation into Russia and Michael Flynn. Did deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein see it before writing his own memo that led to Comey’s ouster? According to…
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Fast Forward Is Israel Becoming A Gay Porn Powerhouse?
Tel Aviv has been a happening LGBT scene for decades, but now Israel is becoming a destination for the gay porn industry. “I’m not competing with foreign sites that show guys with abs who look like a million bucks,” a filmmaker identified as Shay told Haaretz. “With me, everything is homey; my films are amateurish.”…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller Will Write Trump’s Islam Speech For Saudi Arabia Trip
Stephen Miller will write President Trump’s speech on Islam and “radical ideology,” set to be delivered when Trump visits Saudi Arabia later this month on his first foreign trip. “The speech is intended to unite the broader Muslim world against common enemies of all civilization and to demonstrate America’s commitment to our Muslim partners,” national…
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