Racial discrimination claim part of ‘deliberate campaign to discredit’ Mary Kostakidis, court documents allege
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The head of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), Alon Cassuto, has brought racial discrimination proceedings against former SBS newsreader Mary Kostakidis in the federal court, alleging she breached the Racial Discrimination Act by sharing X posts critical of Israel. The posts in question referenced a speech by Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah in January 2024. Kostakidis' defense claims the proceedings are part of a deliberate campaign to discredit her for her criticism of Israel since October 7, 2023. Cassuto argues the posts, particularly one quoting Nasrallah, are likely to offend Jewish and Israeli Australians, many of whom consider themselves Zionists. Kostakidis contends that Zionism is a political ideology, not a race or ethnic group, and that the claim is imprecise.
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