昨日付のブログの話題に関しては（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161230）、トランプ氏（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/archive?word=%A5%C8%A5%E9%A5%F3%A5%D7%BB%E1）が次期アメリカ合衆国大統領に就任することが予定されている来年１月以降とも、決して無関係ではない。
つまるところ、今の高等教育は、マイナーなテーマを中心軸に据えることによって横幅ばかり広げる一方で、一般常識や教養全般を欠き、全体としての水準を下げ、ひいては国力低下へと導く恐ろしい思想が浸透しているということだ。
今後の世界情勢及び日本社会の動向としては、可視的な「壁」があちこちに出現するというよりは、これまでボーダーレスを合言葉にしていたグローバル路線に反旗を翻す勢力が大勢を占めるようになり、さまざまな境界線の明確化が予想される。
９月の欧州旅行から帰国して以降、従来から世界史を牽引してきた欧米に寄り添いつつも、民間防衛意識を高め（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20160321）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161030）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161101）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161218）、非一神教社会の日本人に合うようなアイデンティティを強化するために、自分なりに何が実践できるかを模索した経過を、この三ヶ月ほど、私は本ブログ上で綴ってきた。
目下のところ、学生時代を振り返って、若い頃の居場所だった人間関係を温め直すこと（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161225）、国力がまだ充溢していた頃の習い事に復帰することで心身の安定を図ること（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161028）、実家から送られてきた大量の荷物を整理しつつ（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20160526）、主人の父方母方両方の家系をよりよく理解すること（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20160126）、同時に、私自身のルーツも客観的に振り返ること、可視的な面では、譲られたりプレゼントされたりした手持ちのアクセサリーや思い出の品などをもっと活用すること（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161026）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161222）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161229）、などである。
要するに、素性がいかがわしく、信用ならない根無し草の「グローバル共同体」やら「地球市民」等には（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20141020）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20150926）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161230）、断固反対の意を示すことである。
そうは雖も、インターネットなど瞬時に情報が拡散する電子コミュニケーションの爆発的流行と、格安航空機の拡大による人々の大量移動のため、冷戦期のような単純かつ厳格な区分け以上に、さらに政治的にも社会的にも複雑化が予想される。
今年最後の本日付ブログでは、数日前に私のフェイスブック上で展開された、知り合いのアメリカ人男性間の対立議論の上澄みを転記することで、締めとしよう。
ユーリ shared The Times of Israel's post.
28 December at 10:00The Times of Israel
28 December at 06:14
An Egyptian paper has published what it claims are the transcripts of meetings between top US and Palestinian officials that, if true, would corroborate Israeli accusations that the Obama administration was behind last week’s UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.（http://www.timesofisrael.com/transcript-claims-to-show-us-worked-with-palestinians-on-un-resolution/）
Transcript claims to show US worked with Palestinians on UN resolution
Report published in Egypt has Kerry and Rice advising senior Palestinians on strategy at UN and after Trump takes power
by TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF
27 December 2016
An Egyptian paper published what it claims are the transcripts of meetings between top US and Palestinian officials that, if true, would corroborate Israeli accusations that the Obama administration was behind last week’s UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
At the same time, a report in an Israeli daily Tuesday night pointed to Britain helping draft the resolution and high drama in the hours leading up to the vote, as Jerusalem tried to convince New Zealand to bury the Security Council measure.
In a meeting in early December with top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Palestinians that the US was prepared to cooperate with the Palestinians at the Security council, Israel’s Channel 1 TV said, quoting the Egyptian Al-Youm Al-Sabea newspaper.
Also present at the meeting according to the report were US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and Majed Faraj, director of the Palestinian Authority’s General Intelligence Service.
White House national security council spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday told the Times of Israel that no such meeting took place. “The ‘transcript’ is a total fabrication,” he said.
While the State Department confirmed meetings that Erekat and a Palestinian delegation had with Kerry and separately with Rice, no tripartite meeting between all of them took place, according to Price.
Also present at the meeting according to the report were US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and Majed Faraj, director of the Palestinian Authority’s General Intelligence Service.
White House national security council spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday told the Times of Israel that no such meeting took place. “The ‘transcript’ is a total fabrication,” he said.
While the State Department confirmed meetings that Erekat and a Palestinian delegation had with Kerry and separately with Rice, no tripartite meeting between all of them took place, according to Price.
Kerry is quoted as saying that he could present his ideas for a final status solution if the Palestinians pledge they will support the proposed framework. The US officials advised the Palestinians to travel to Riyadh to present the plan to Saudi leaders.
Israel fears that Kerry, who is slated to give a speech Wednesday on the subject, will then lay out his comprehensive vision for two-state solution at a Paris peace conference planned for January. Israel has refused to attend. Israel further fears that this Kerry framework could be enshrined in another UN Security Council resolution.
The Egyptian report fits with Israeli claims that it had received “ironclad” information from Arab sources that Washington actively helped craft last week’s UN resolution declaring Israeli settlements illegal.
“We have ironclad information that emanates from sources in the Arab world and that shows the Obama administration helped craft this resolution and pushed hard for its eventual passage,” said David Keyes, spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Egyptian report did not detail whose transcripts of the meeting it had obtained or how it had obtained them.
Responding to a question about the Al-Youm Al-Sabea report, State Department Spokesman Mark Toner denied that the US discussed the language of the resolution with Erekat or in a meeting with officials from New Zealand.
The Obama administration has denied it was behind the resolution, saying that it only decided not to veto it after reading the final text.
Meanwhile, a report in the daily Haaretz Tuesday cited Western and Israeli officials detailing how Britain, and not the US, worked with the Palestinians to craft the text of the resolution, toning it down to make it palatable enough for Washington to avoid a veto.
“The Israeli diplomats say that from information that reached the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, British legal figures and diplomats had been working directly with the Palestinians on the wording of the resolution even before it was distributed by Egypt,” Haaretz said.
According to Haaretz, in the hours before the resolution went forward, Netanyahu phoned New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully, and warned him that going ahead with the resolution “will be a declaration of war.”
“It will rupture the relations and there will be consequences. We’ll recall our ambassador to Jerusalem,” Netanyahu is reported to have said.
Since the resolution passed, Netanyahu has taken a series of measures against the states that supported the resolutions, minimizing ties with some and calling in their envoys for rebuke.
According to the Egyptian report, the US diplomats expressed their mistrust of Netanyahu, saying he wanted to destroy the two-state solution and was only interested in maintaining the status quo between Israel and the Palestinians.
The transcript showed Kerry and Rice advising the Palestinians not to make any provocative moves when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, calling him dangerous.
They warned against such steps as ending security cooperation with Israel, pursuing legal action against Israeli officials in the ICC, or dissolving the Palestinian Authority.
They also said Trump’s administration was likely to adopt a policy on the Israel-Palestinian conflict that would be totally different to that of previous administrations going back to 1967.
When asked how the Palestinians would react if Trump carried out his promise to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, Erekat reportedly said the Palestine Liberation Organization would rescind its recognition of Israel and ask Arab states to expel their US envoys.
Erekat made precisely that threat in a December 19 conference call organized by the Wilson Center policy forum. He said he would immediately resign as the chief Palestinian negotiator, and that “the PLO will revoke its recognition of Israel” as well as all previously signed agreements with Israel. Furthermore, said Erekat, all American embassies in the Arab world would be forced to close — not necessarily because Arab leaderships would want to close them, but because the infuriated public in the Arab world would not “allow” for the embassies to continue to operate.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
ユーリ：Thank you, Michael!
28 December at 13:34
Jay A Lerman：Thank you Egyptian paper
28 December at 22:17
Robert Hunt：So we trust an Egyptian newspaper run by a military dictatorship over the word of an American president? No wonder Israel has problems with reality.
28 December at 23:06
ユーリ：Thank you for your comment, Dr. Hunt. I hope you enjoy being with your granddaughters in Vienna.
28 December at 23:15
ユーリ：Thank you, Jay!
28 December at 23:16
Doug Asbury · Friends with Robert Hunt
http://www.al-monitor.com/.../ariel-sharon-war-of... From Al-Monitor.com: "Until 10 years ago, his name was mainly associated with war. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the founding father of the settlements, realized one day that the burden of the occupations was far too big and initiated the historic disengagement from the Gaza Strip.Jan 3, 2014" Sharon started to take Israel in the right direction before he died, but Israel went in the wrong direction after he was gone.
Ariel Sharon's decisions shaped today's Israel
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the founding father of the settlements, realized one day that the burden of the occupations was far too big and initiated the historic disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
al-monitor.com
28 December at 23:17
ユーリ：Thank you for your comment.
28 December at 23:17
Jay A Lerman：Dear Mr Robert Hunt. Your image appears that you are old enough to be experienced and knowledgeable. I was a little surpised, then at your comment, particularly since we've lived through much recent history, albeit in different parts of the globe. Of course Mr. Obama lied. He lied about the "red line" in Syria. Mr Bush #43 lied about "weapons of mass destruction". Mr. Clinton lied, "I did not have sexual relations with that girl". I know we both could go on, but I'm sure you get the point.
Further, we know two things more about the press. 1) we need as free an open press as we can get; and 2, General Sisi blocked the first attempt at this abominable resolution. If you like I can cite several articles just how abominable it is. Muslim Senagal, New Zealand's arch-leftists and the others could not have put together the resolution overnight, or in secret without the help of the now untrusted Samantha Power and the authorization of the now true face revealed of the muslim-inspired outgoing president.
These resolutions are serious (think "242"). They stand for the weight of the world. But why just Israel?
See my tweet at @4BladeProp, referring to David Harris analysis of the so-called palestinians refusal to negotiate in good faith for 50 years.
I appreciate your opinion, sir. However, I would ask you to consider it in light of the evidence that will out.
28 December at 23:29
ユーリ：Thank you, Jay, for your convincing response to Dr. Hunt. Actually, Dr. Hunt is a former Methodist missionary to Malaysia, and I learned a lot from his scholastic work before I encountered with Dr. Daniel Pipes.
28 December at 23:52
ユーリ：I am for Jay, but I also understand why Dr. Hunt thinks like the above.
28 December at 23:53
ユーリ：To Jay: One point I would like to add about Dr. Hunt. He was very kind enough to defend Dr. Daniel Pipes in his official writing published in 2011.
29 December at 10:26
ユーリ：http://www.patheos.com/.../daniel-pipes-an-islamophobe.../
Daniel Pipes an Islamophobe? Really? Really?
Robert Hunt:…
In the end the best friend of any people or religion is a friend of the truth, and that may include Daniel Pipes: even when he's wrong.
patheos.com29 December at 00:16
Robert Hunt：I have read the recent articles by Daniel Harris（sic by Lily）as I receive the AJC newsletter on a regular basis. Like almost everything coming out of Israel and its allies it willfully ignores the other reality: that Netanyahu has never negotiated in good faith and has never intended to cease the settlements or pursue a 2 state solution. The Likud Party has always regarded Judea and Samaria as rightfully part of Israel since 1967 and has never accepted that the Palestinians have a legitimate claim on the territory of a future Palestinian state. From a purely rational point of view one must ask why the Obama administration has so substantially supported Israel for 8 years, including unprecedented amounts of military aid but now supposedly changes course? I think it best to assume what is equally and undoubtedly true: Israel and Netanyahu will always act according to perceived self interests even if that includes lying. And that Netanyahu will do anything to vilify an American president who fails to act like his puppet. When I see a trustworthy American press pick up and fact check these stories I'll begin to take them seriously. Right now they look to me like the typical propaganda of a desperate regime trapped by its political alliances into an untenable course of action. I fully support Israel's stand with regard to its security needs and even its ancient claim on Jerusalem as central to Jewish identity. But rationally speaking it isn't the only player with claims, and ignoring the others as Netanyahu has consistently done is no path to peace. Your own reference to the "Muslim-inspired president" simply shows that you have fully swallowed the racist lies promulgated by America's alt-right. You might wish to be careful with that. Trump's supporters burn synagogues as well as mosques.
29 December at 01:16
ユーリ：Thank you, Dr. Hunt. At the moment, I keep a certain discance from this complicated argument, which is basically politico-religious issue in nature. I should be more cautious and patient as a concerned individual while continuing to learn more about it.
29 December at 10:10
Robert Hunt：Your is an excellent approach. Too many of us, including myself, are too hasty in our judgements of others.
29 December at 16:32
ユーリ：Thank you for your compliment. I was born and brought up in a non-monotheistic country like Japan, so I need to study much about this problem from various aspects.
29 December at 17:09
（転載終）
上記は、今最もホットな話題を巡る対立議論だが、ロバート・ハント先生が（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/archive?word=%A5%ED%A5%D0%A1%BC%A5%C8%A1%A6%A5%CF%A5%F3%A5%C8）、珍しく私のフェイスブック上で見解を開陳されたのだった（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20120126）。
冒頭のマイケルさんは、コプト系エジプト人で現在はカナダ在住（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161205）。昨春のネゲブ・イスラエル旅行でご一緒した。
また、上記のジェイさんは、インディアナポリス在住の東欧系ユダヤ人の系統で（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20161106）、９月のパイプス先生率いる欧州旅団で知り合った方だ。
上記で、恐らくは未知同士であろうアメリカ人双方の対立を緩和すべく、私が補助的に記したように、パイプス訳者としての私は、その支援者であるユダヤ系アメリカ人のジェイさんの主張に沿っている。と同時に、パイプス先生と知り合う2012年1月中ば前までの私に（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20120114）、マレーシア及び東南アジアのキリスト教とイスラームを巡る宗教事情について、2001年9月11日同時多発テロ事件以降、多くを教授してくださったロバート・ハント先生の意見をも、理解しているつもりである。
彼は、テキサス州ダラスで合同メソディスト教会に所属しているが、民主党支持のリベラル派というよりは、むしろ、鋭く対立する事項に関して、現代クリスチャンの立場で何とか仲介者の役目を果たそうと尽力していると、私は考えている。
なお、ディヴィド・ハリス氏が京都講演をされた時、私は聴衆の一人だった（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20151020）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20151027）。
派生的に、過去ブログ（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20160406）もどうぞ。
今年もご愛読、誠にありがとうございました。皆様におかれましては、どうぞ良いお年をお迎えください。来年も、どうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。
