Australian Journalist Mary Kostakidis Wins as Zionist Federation Withdraws Lawsuit After Two Years
September 15, 2026
VICTORY FOR JUSTICE.
After two years trying to punish her in court, the Zionist Federation of Australia has walked away. No verdict against her. No liability. No finding she did anything wrong. Just a quiet withdrawal from a case they were set to lose in the court of public opinion either way.
Mary Kostakidis — 20 years anchoring SBS news, a journalist who’s spent her career holding power to account — spent two years fighting a legal effort aimed at one thing: silencing her for speaking about Gaza.
Her words: “Zionist zealotry has had to beat a retreat from what was going to be a highly damaging trial.”
This is bigger than one journalist. It’s a warning shot to anyone who thought lawsuits could be weaponized to bully critics of Israel into silence. It didn’t work. She didn’t back down. And in the end, they’re the ones who folded.
Press freedom: 1. Intimidation: 0.
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