GREAT NECK, N.Y.—Most Americans—including many Iranian Americans and Jewish Americans—oppose the war in Iran. But a thriving community of Persian Jews on Long Island are some of the war’s most ardent defenders.
WSJ's Michelle Hackman returned home to Lon Island to find out how the war in Iran is affecting her community and the midterm elections.
Chapters:
0:00 Midterms and the Middle East
1:47 How Americans feel about the Iran War
4:23 The U.S.’s support for Israel
6:00 The Democratic Party in New York
9:42 The Midterm stakes
11:40 The GOP candidate for New York governor
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