US EditionMember of White House Religious Liberty Commission booted after antisemitism hearing
Carrie Prejean Boller was removed after challenging the label of antisemitism on criticism of Israel and Zionism at a divisive federal hearing, sparking debate on religious freedom and political views.
- On Feb. 11, Carrie Prejean Boller was removed from President Donald Trump's White House Religious Liberty Commission, announced by Dan Patrick, who said no member may hijack a hearing for personal agendas.
- During the hearing she defended Owens and wore a Palestinian flag pin, critics said Boller hijacked a session on antisemitism.
- Religious leaders, including Rabbi Ari Berman, and student witnesses like Yitzchok Frankel and Shabbos Kestenbaum clashed with Prejean Boller, arguing delegitimizing Israel signals anti‑Jewish bias and pushed back on campus protections.
- Religious and Jewish leaders warned that her conduct undermines the commission and could affect its upcoming report to Trump, prompting a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York.
- The episode intensified debates over definitions of antisemitism and platforming, with critics arguing anti‑Zionism masks antisemitism amid the Israel‑Gaza war killing over 72,000 Palestinians and falling support for Israel among young evangelicals.
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Member of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission ousted in dispute over antisemitism
By PETER SMITH, Associated Press A member of the federal Religious Liberty Commission has been ousted after a hearing this week that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism. The ousted member, Carrie Prejean Boller, had defended prominent commentator Candace Owens, who routinely shares antisemitic conspiracy theories. Prejean Boller, a model turned conservative activist, denied that Owens had ever said anything antisemitic, qu…
Right-Wing Catholic Off Trump Religion Panel After Israel-Gaza Remarks at Antisemitism Event
"I will not be bullied," said Carrie Prejean Boller. "I have the religious freedom to refuse support for a government that is bombing civilians and starving families in Gaza, and that does not make me an antisemite."
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