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Mary Kostakidis tells court Zionist federation racial discrimination case is ‘embarrassing’ and too vague

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Mary Kostakidis tells court Zionist federation racial discrimination case is ‘embarrassing’ and too vague
Exclusive: Federation head says in response that former SBS newsreader’s attempt to strike out case is ‘without foundation and should be rejected’
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Exclusive: Federation head says in response that former SBS newsreader’s attempt to strike out case is ‘without foundation and should be rejected’

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Mary Kostakidis has asked the federal court to strike out an “embarrassing” Zionist Federation of Australia racial discrimination claim on the grounds it fails to identify which race, ethnicity or nationality was offended by her social media posts about Israel.

The journalist’s interlocutory application said the claim is “embarrassing” because it is so ambiguous it could include ethnic Arabs who follow the Jewish faith or “a Jewish person who is ethnically Swedish”.

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