Weaponizing Lieberman; Keeping Up With the Shalits; Juicing Jews

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In a special mid-week Backward podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis talks with Dan Friedman and Tony Weiss about Israel’s recent threat to launch Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman into Iranian airspace. Then, the group turns to reported familial strife in the Shalit household, just months after imprisoned IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was released by Hamas. Finally, now that slugger Ryan Braun has beaten a substance abuse ban what other famous Jews are facing doping charges?
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