Its just about not harming trade with muslim states - just about money. And they think they can avoid muslim terror - how foolish - it will come later but stronger! Disgusting hypocritical cowards from down under !

about Israel, they care about their bank accounts in Dubai banks.

Fact #1: Institutional forging passports of other nations is a crime perpetrated by the state and Kevin Rudd is entitled to dress down the Israeli representative here. Fact #2: Yes, the treatment of aborigines was abysmal many years ago. Australia is now civilised which is more than can be claimed about Israel. Fact #3: Australia does not rain white phosphorous on the taxpayer funded homes of aborigines and huge tracts of land are in aboriginal hands. Fact #4: There were no Jews in what is now known as Israel 5,000 years ago. Maybe there were 4,000 years ago. From whom was it stolen? Unlike Palestinians, Australian aborigines certainly wouldn't want to establish their own state as the vast majority are fed, housed and clothed by the Australian taxpayer. #50 Self righteous dignity?? You are the people who claim to be a chosen race. I believe you have shot yourself in your foot with that stupid statement. If Australia were to forge Israeli passports and endanger Israeli citizens by using them as an instrument to gain access to a state to commit an assasination, Israel would be up in arms, threatening military strikes and God knows what else. Get real and admit Israel has blown it.

As Australians we are not happy with what your government has done. But we are just disgusting cowards from down under Jaacov. LOSER. Go to Thailand Israelis are loved there.... NOT

What would you say if Israel used phony USA Passports in an assassination plot? Would you praise them? Would you tell Americans that complained that they should bugger off? If you wouldn't do these things if it was the USA that was involved then why do it when it is people from nations that have been violated when they complain. Sauce Goose, Gander. BUGGER OFF HAL.

Everyone who come to live in Australia(include Jews)are better treated then in their "old"home-everyone!Australia done everything to improove life of Aborigines-free houses,pensions,jobs,healt care..they also recieve back a lot of their own land they are better of than any other natives anywhere in the world(do research)...What I like to say-next time wnen you like to kill someone(commit crime) dont use our names(passports) as cover-use yours! We are not blind you know-we can see how you thanke us (I just find out) when we support you not long ago with our own lifes!Shame on you! Thanke you..

I find it interesting that the commentator in #57 misquoted the 'name' of the commentator from POST 1 as Fred Nerks insted of 'Fred Nerks'. This suggests to me that comment 57 is in fact not reading the comments fully and instead more interested in fabricating nonsense conspiratorial explanations for what is a simple truth. ie. We're all different people, doofus. Read response number 1 'It's called 'protocol'. And while you're there reading it - take note of the 'name' of the author of that comment. ..... Oh. It's a resounding facepalm for you mate. Sorry. You fail. I lol'd. How bout that matter at hand?

Stuff ya' mate! Oh. And have a nice day.

Re #18. You are of course joking. This is the country that used and abused thousands of British children, mistakenly believing that they were finding a new life in a welcoming country. All of this occurred at the same time as the establishment of Israel by the UN.

shoot missles, promote terrorism relentlessly. You are NOT on equal footing, and clearly have NOT looked into Israel's history archives, into everything we tried to do for the Palestinians despite cold-blooded terror from day one - and no, Sir, day one was by far NOT in 1948. Aborigines are not run by a major religion that demands death to you for not converting to their, that drives everything they think, say, and do, and which does NOT respond to overatures in a positive manner. When was the last time their allies took down a plane full of strangers half way across the world in their name? If you don't understand that - or that "Palestinian" allies also hate each other and the west, independent of Israel, you are missing too big a piece of the puzzle to spout with such authority.

This will be considered an act of hostile aggression. We demand proof that Australia is not attacking the mole people.

The Australian Government would not have made these statements unless they were sure it was an Israeli operation. Australian diplomatic language is rarely this harsh, this implies that there is a definite connection to Mossad. Don't use Australian passports Mossad! It really really annoys us!!!

Making a mountain out of an ant hill is unnecessary. Australia should understand that the Free World faces a common enemy-Islamist-Jihadists-Islamist-Jihadism/Terrorism. It is time to shut up and not help the cause of Islamist-Jihadism emanating from Dubai-a bastion of Islamist-Jihadist terrorism.

speaking aussie arabs just are putting on an and fair dinkum acid everybody knows it

by taking the land by force (with the help of outside powers), subjecting and restricting every aspect of their (palestinians')everyday lives in the act of a recurring british (or any outdated) colonial taking of the land and Israel's hopeful intentions of extinguishing of the palestinian people (hey, we're not the native american indians, you know?!) you have given the palestinians no other choice but to retaliate in ways they see fit. hey, angry family members/friends with no other means of "seeking justice the legal way" can do crazy things. you cant have your cake and eat it too you know, thats unless israel cuts the BS and hurries up and shows the rest of the world its true face. (as you can see, this can go both ways) in this world, NOONE is on equal footing, not even the footing between yourself and me(a palestinian living in what is "politically correct" israeli territory). israel has sewn its own seeds which to this day, still reaps. recorded history is open to the world, and we have not forgotten, so dont bother mistaking people for not snipping a few things here and there from ones reading and understanding of recorded history(RE: "what we tried to do for the Palestinians"). how about we all just dump everything that is out there (history) for the "israeli affirmed" story (if history)? should us palis be grateful that you havent done worse to us in the present world we're in? WHAT EXACTLY has the state of israel done for the palis? (because i honestly dont know) i think that you have strategically (it seems to be a norm of some of you pro israeli talkbackers) to "forget" that things here are compared to a sort of south africa (the apartheid) and a germany (berlin wall) thing going on here. actually, if the palestinians on day one were different in their attitudes of and with the israeli settlers in their day, history after that and present day would be different from what is now. as for the apparent "link" between the islamic religion and the mentality of some palestinians, any person can research on their own about the perceived accusation(hell, why not slip in the "pigs and monkeys" drama too?). reading the rest of your talkback shows your utter misinformation of palestinian likes and dislikes despite your residence in this part of the world...lol...and the authority part, hilarious! who are you to start with "authority"? just be happy, sit back and enjoy the ride. your trying to justify these actions doesnt make you any better than the very people that you claim to be defending yourself against.

Climb down from your theory old boy. First of all, alot of you on the bandwagon are assuming plenty in the face of a story that gets curiouser and curiouser as it unfolds. I guess it is easier to assume an outcome than to wait for the truth bubble up, but here you are blathering on about how I would feel if someone used phony US passports in an "assasination plot". Gawd. Under the circumstances Bernie, I wouldn't climb up a rhetorical tree so readily as you and your fellow Aussie bandwagoners chum. Second, I find it usual to say the least that those countries that seem to feel so violated have such a sordid history in all things Middle Eastern not to mention colonial abominations around the planet. For you and the rest of the bandwagoners that appear to have just plugged in to this world, I would remind you that every story has a begining and this story is no different. Maybe some research without the jaundiced eye might clear up your lack of perspective mate. Since you laid down a gauntlet, I'll see your "Bugger OFF Hal" and raise you with an "UP YOURS BERNIE". G'day!

While Israel does the world's dirty work to get rid us of these murdering terrorists, countries like Australia whimper like cowards because their paper work was mishandled, big deal, what a load of typical bullshit from a Labour government.