A 1973 graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Israel wrote for the Chicago Daily News, Washington Star, the Chicago Tribune (for which he wrote a nationally syndicated column) and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.
A 1973 graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Israel wrote for several prominent publications, including the Chicago Daily News, Washington Star, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.