Bill Crotty

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Nov 24, 2014, 12:24 PM

Conflict and Coverage; Times’ integrity mired by readers

The New York Times has been blasted for errors, mistakes, bias and every other imaginable offense journalism ethics professors teach on day one. I've slowly started to agree with the accusers. After reading about the Times' coverage of Israel...

Dec 21, 2013, 8:28 PM

Israel, the land of educational opportunity

I never know what to expect with Israel. It’s a place that has more to offer than anywhere else, but it's easy to forget this place is more than politics and hummus. During my February flight here, I decided to...

Nov 13, 2013, 8:34 AM

The Jewish Federation from the eyes of its heirs

Attending the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly felt surreal to me. It’s an honor to feel so out of place and necessary at the same time. When I think of the JFNA, my first thoughts go to...

Nov 6, 2013, 3:43 PM

How learning Hebrew is making me less religious, and more Jewish

Living in Israel has changed me far more than I expected it to during the past eight months. I wanted to broaden my understanding of Judaism and Hebrew, and hoped to figure out what to do with my life....

Sep 28, 2013, 2:15 PM

Fighting Fire with Water; An Artistic Response to Cultural Terrorism.

Israel is a country of many challenges. Economic disparities, international relations, internal cultural strife, shifting social paradigms and religious interpretations are broad areas of concern for this nation. Each of these challenges has a familiar reflection across many, maybe...

Sep 16, 2013, 8:11 AM

Anti-Semitism not exclusive to Israel – Try California schools

Coming to Israel from California, I’m used to everyone assuming I lived in Los Angeles. I’ve gotten quick with clarifying that, yes, back home there are quite a few Jews living outside of New York and L.A. It just...

Sep 4, 2013, 11:34 PM

Dating: Will I survive the Jewish mothers of Israel?

Women are impossible. I think that’s good, because then there’s always something to learn, and a challenge to overcome (plus all the free gray hair I can handle since my early 20s). Thus, it makes sense matchmakers be mothers...

Sep 1, 2013, 5:46 PM

Why does everyone believe Obama won’t intervene in Syria?

Sometimes I think I live in a different world. Northern Israel itself is world apart, and as an American volunteering up here I suppose I really do exist in a different paradigm. People living here see things differently than...

Aug 22, 2013, 11:45 PM

Sometimes people shoot rockets (like today) – What did I do?

Smoke seen after the Iron Dome missile system intercepted a Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, August 22, 2013. (photo credit: Kobi Snir/Flash90)

Acknowledge that there are some crappy people out there, and get back to work

Aug 9, 2013, 10:51 PM

Could a brokered peace deal destroy Israel?

There has been a lot of talk about the conflict between Israel and Palestinians recently. Literally; people on both sides of the issue have made a point of slandering each other to gain political ground as they talk at...

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About Me

Bill Crotty was a 20-something guy just learnin' how to Israel. He lived in several small towns and kibbutzim across the Western Galil for a year in 2013-2014. Then in 2016 he returned to Israel, for a year of work in Jerusalem with the JDC and CIMI.