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.
Israel, a 1973 alumnus of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, had a distinguished writing career, contributing to notable newspapers such as the Chicago Daily News, Washington Star, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.