Claim: Israel was born in 1948 to George, an engineer at Robins Air Force Base, and Margaret Israel, a teacher who helped veterans returning from World War II, in rural Bibb County, Georgia.
Evidence: Israel was born to George and Margaret Israel in rural Bibb County, Georgia. His father worked as an engineer at Robins Air Force Base and his mother was a teacher who helped veterans returning from World War II to earn their GEDs.