Being Jewish 1) Isn’t a matter of Race, Color, or Ethnicity 2) Being Jewish is adhering to a diverse set of non-uniform religious beliefs. 3) Zionism is a Political Ideology and isn’t applicable under Section 18C1 of the The Discrimination Act ( Old Dog Thought )

Mary Kostakidis, for years the face of television news in Australia as anchor of the SBS

The complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission, from Alon Cassuto, the CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, highlights just two Kostakidis retweets from January this year, both of which contain a video of a speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in which he allegedly called for the ethnic cleansing of Israel.

One of the retweets is from independent British journalist Richie Medhurst, who was arrested at Heathrow airport and held for nearly 24 hours under the UK Terrorism Act this month. Medhurst is one of the most vocal critics of Israel’s war on Gaza. The other tweet is from a user named Censored Men.

Cassuto wants Kostakidis to apologise, remove the allegedly offensive materials from her X account; promise not to post similar tweets in future and pay his legal costs.

The complaint was levelled under Section 18C(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act, which says:

“it is unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise than in private, if:

 (a) the act is reasonably likely, in all the circumstances, to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people; and

 (b) the act is done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person or of some or all of the people in the group.”

Acclaimed journalist charged with ‘anti-semitism’