"There must be a word for it, although I don't know what it is. I'm trying to describe the phenomenon when people appear trapped in a different historical period than the present and react to events in an outdated context. The phrase "time warp" comes to mind.
The thought struck me after reading about a campaign by what the Associated Press called "pro-Israel activists" to prevent the Palestinian film Paradise Now from winning an Oscar for best foreign-language film at Sunday's Academy Awards. The film did not win.".
It was known that prior to the Academy Awards the other day that significant groups were lobbying against the 2 movies, "Paradise Now" and 'Munich" - both contenders for an Oscar.
You might have thought that the above statement comes from a disinterested non-Jewish writer. Wrong! It is the subject of an article in no less-a-newspaper than The Jerusalem Post. Read the complete article here.
The thought struck me after reading about a campaign by what the Associated Press called "pro-Israel activists" to prevent the Palestinian film Paradise Now from winning an Oscar for best foreign-language film at Sunday's Academy Awards. The film did not win.".
It was known that prior to the Academy Awards the other day that significant groups were lobbying against the 2 movies, "Paradise Now" and 'Munich" - both contenders for an Oscar.
You might have thought that the above statement comes from a disinterested non-Jewish writer. Wrong! It is the subject of an article in no less-a-newspaper than The Jerusalem Post. Read the complete article here.
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