Notice the difference between the first Russian & Putin responses to
the accusation as to who downed the aircraft and later response.
At first Putin had not been informed of what really happened and then
later he got the true story.

To start tying the MH17 story to Gaza and how it should change the
governments attitude to that disaster and then to the so called asylum
seekers is just errr, hmmm yuk.

As to the asylum seekers, I see we are now expected to take those
from India as well. How many 100s of millions ?
It is bad enough the other asylum seekers, they are mostly moslems
and they are the very least we need thank you.

As to Gaza as one commentator said we are all just getting bored with
the whole thing.
Until Hamas and other Islamic fundamentalists are prepared to accept
that Israel, will not just disappear in a puff of smoke, just to
suit them, the present situation will continue.

The Islamic demand, which is in compliance with the Koran, is just
unrealistic.
The Isreales are just expected to pack up and sail away into the sunset.

@Bazz,

I don't think we are tying MH17 to Gaza or asylum seekers. Rather the article is a flawed proposition that Abbott has behaved in a non political, statesman like mode to the tragedy.

"The Islamic demand, which is in compliance with the Koran, is just
unrealistic.
The Israeles are just expected to pack up and sail away into the sunset."

No but if they acknowledged that historical events handed them the Palestinian lands on a plate and their response to terrorist attacks from Hamas (hand made rockets don't quite compete with fighter jets, Blackhawk attack choppers and high tech weapons)was proportionate then we wouldn't; be having this sidebar discussion.

Once again the rabbott shames and embarrasses Australia on the world stage.

The only thing abbott has ever been any good at is aggression and bullying. This is the last thing needed in regard to this, or any other, tragic disaster.
He does not care about those killed he just sees a Tampa or a Port Arthur he can call his very own. A chance for statesmanship on the back of fear, division and deception.

If anyone thinks this will prompt abbott and the rest of the lieberals to actually give a toss about the rest of us they have rocks in their head. These scum only ever get more extreme, more hateful and more prepared to attack those who cant fight back.

This is just a distraction that they will milk for all it is worth. Anything to get their hated budget and massive LIES off the front pages.

Peter said;
historical events handed them the Palestinian lands on a plate

No just the reverse, the area had been for a few thousand years first
Jewish and then Jewish and Christian, long before the Arabs came from
Arabia with a religious zeal to convert or kill the infidel.
That is still their aim.
What do you think was the cause of the crusades ?

The Koran commands them to kill or convert.
They may let you stay for a while provided you pay the Jizah tax.
Hence the latest over the top arrival of the ISIS.

If you think it is all a big joke then it will be your head (literally).

It is our own Abbott and Bishop, Catholics to a man, who have performed like grand prophylactics, blocking Putin's* penetration of the very maidenhead of Orthodox Christendom.

The Russians have exposed themselves to international gaze, letting it all hang out, like fruits, and it ain't pretty.

* Putin (in Russian "to pute") means literally to give your pet pig a poke.

Pete

I couldn't imagine an article by Bruce Haigh that would simply comply with the blurb at the start which read, "On this issue Abbott has shown greater leadership skills than Barack Obama and other leaders whose nationals were affected by the criminal tragedy."

Bruce is not like that. He's into Abbott hatred, so he proceeds to project a fantasy that this humanitarian disaster will make Abbott more, well ... humanitarian. That Liberals (or conservatives) are desperately slow learners, probably after having their brains washed of all compassion and sense at some Gestapo-like HQ that conservatives are held in before being inflicted on the world.

No, Bruce. He was compassionate from the start. And he will be when he dies. He believes it. But he sees the best way to be compassionate is to be less inclined to give the free-loaders a free ride. Bruce sees it differently and would prefer we all send our taxes to Canberra so they can be spent on his pet projects to demonstrate his (superior) compassion.

Lefties! Yuk!