Yes fanciful indeed!

But then what can you expect from patently pompous parsimonious politicians like Paterson, who seem to have a paradoxical, pleonastic, parlous, pejorative, predilection for opening the mouth, merely to change socks?

There's an irish expression that probably expresses it better, "you can't polish a turd."
Rhrosty.

Regardless of the occupied territories, Western Jerusalem is going to remain Israel's capital, so on the face of it there is nothing wrong with having the Australian embassy in Western Jerusalem.

However, the main roads leading to Jerusalem (including a small section of freeway #1 and most of freeway #443), as well as the new train-line under construction, pass through the West Bank, so conscientious employees and visitors would find it difficult to get to the embassy. Still they can get to Western Jerusalem via the old roads, #44 and #38 that were used as the main road to Jerusalem before 1967, it just takes longer.

Why would you reward genocide,theft,and Murder of those who oppose the land grabbing Israelis and the IDF and its security services.

seems like the good Senator has a far better grasp of history and decency than the Bishop who is being used as a puppet for terrorist.

Uncle Tom Cobbly and all have a better grasp of what happens in Israel than Runner,the bible is not true and it sure aint history

".... you can't polish a turd.""

but you can, I have one on my desk at home.

"Coprolites" , ancient turds, can be polished to a high lustre, depending on time and composition and the angle of the cut(s)