Bigger fights lie ahead
Ending the case against Mary Kostakidis was not a defeat, but a recognition that far greater battles lie ahead.
When Zionist Federation of Australia CEO Alon Cassuto first lodged a formal complaint about Mary Kostakidis in July 2024, he was taking on arguably one of the most trusted faces in Australian journalism.
For decades Kostakidis read the news to the nation on SBS, and her name carried weight. Two years on, that is no longer the case.
Her feed now amplifies claims that reports of systemic sexual violence on October 7 were without merit, and reposts cheerleading for Hezbollah and Hamas.
Readers can draw their own conclusions about how far she has travelled. Most already have. So Cassuto’s decision to end his Federal Court case this month should not be mistaken for defeat.
He survived her attempt to have it thrown out, and a judge accepted that dressing hostility up as commentary on Israel does not automatically put it beyond the law.
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