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The Algemeiner

UK Court Forces Apology From Israeli-Born Antisemitic Activist for Libeling of Jewish Campaigner

By Algemeiner Staff- July 2, 2018

One of Britain’s most vocal antisemites was handed a humiliating court defeat in London on Monday.

Gilad Atzmon, an Israeli-born jazz musician and conspiracy theorist who refers to himself as a “former Jew,” was forced to deliver an apology in the High Court to Gideon Falter, the chairman of the UK’s Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA). Atzmon will also have to pay undisclosed costs in legal fees and damages that the CAA described as “substantial.”

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The CJN

Using the courts to defeat anti-Semites proving very effective in Britain

By Ron Csillag, Staff Reporter - June 27, 2018

Using courts to fight anti-Semitism, whether in criminal or civil cases, or shaming prosecutors into action, is proving an effective tool in Britain, and may have valuable lessons for Canada.

Gideon Falter, the volunteer chairman of London, U.K.-based Campaign Against Antisemitism, explained that the tactic is about more than “lawfare” (using the legal system to achieve a particular objective).

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