Gilad Atzmon is forced to apologise to CAA's Gideon Falter over libel

After just two hours of argument in a hearing on May 22, High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin issued a preliminary ruling saying that Mr Atzmon had deliberately accused Mr Falter of “dishonestly fabricating antisemitic incidents, and deliberately exaggerating the prevalence of antisemitism and antisemitic activity”.

Mr Atzmon, who has also claimed that the Grenfell Tower tragedy was the responsibility of “Jerusalemites” who were “following mitzvot”, was not present at the High Court on Monday.

He instructed his solicitor, Jeffrey Smele, to deliver his apology.

The sum he will be ordered to pay, in legal costs and damages, is believed to run into tens of thousands of pounds.

In his statement, read out in open court, Mr Atzmon acknowledged that the allegation was false. He agreed not to republish it and to pay damages to Mr Falter.

After the ruling, Mr Falter denied that he had “earned a penny” from his work with CAA, which he has chaired for four years.

He added: “We are often accused by antisemites of seeking to stifle criticism of Israel or of making antisemitic incidents up.

“I am delighted I have been able to set the record straight and expose one such antisemitic liar for what he truly is.”