Zionist Federation of Australia takes legal action against journalist Mary Kostakidis

REPORTING ON WAR CRIMES IS NOT A CRIME - Declassified Australia

Prominent journalist Mary Kostakidis is the subject of a formal complaint filed last week in the Federal Court in Melbourne by the Zionist Federation of Australia, which has accused her of antisemitism for her reporting on Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza.  Four days before filing the complaint, Federation CEO Alon Cassuto was in Israel attending an antisemitism conference with Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president.  He posted on X: “Honoured to…

Zionist Federation of Australia takes legal action against journalist Mary Kostakidis

The Zionist Federation of Australia has filed a legal complaint with the Federal Court of Australia against renowned Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, accusing her of antisemitism over posts she made on social media platform X. The complaint, initially lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in July 2024, follows Kostakidis’ social media sharing of footage related to the late Lebanese Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, al…