The Long Island Democrat, who recently authored a well-received and humorous novel, "The Global War On Morris," spent three days in Ukraine last week as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation. It's why he's altering his stand and taking issue with the Obama administration not giving the Kyiv government lethal defensive weapons.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
New York Daily News: A loyal New York Democrat now says Obama too passive in dealing with Putin, Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama greets Representative Steve Israel (C), Democrat from New York and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee alongside California State Senator Ted Lieu (L) on Oct. 9. Israel has broken ranks with Obama on Ukraine, saying that the United States should supply Ukraine with lethal weapons to defend itself against Russian attacks.
