Overview
- Chair Dan Patrick announced Boller's removal on Feb. 11, saying she hijacked the panel’s antisemitism hearing for a personal and political agenda and noting the decision was his.
- Boller, a recent Catholic convert and former Miss California, pressed witnesses on Gaza, questioned whether anti‑Zionism is antisemitic, wore a Palestinian‑American pin, and defended Candace Owens.
- She rejected calls to resign and claimed efforts to oust her reflected bias against her Catholic faith, a characterization Patrick and other commissioners did not accept.
- Candace Owens praised Boller in an X post that included antisemitic tropes, while Jewish leaders and invited witness Shabbos Kestenbaum welcomed the dismissal; AIPAC also backed Patrick’s action.
- The commission says it will proceed with its schedule and deliver a spring report to President Trump as a pending multifaith lawsuit challenges the body’s makeup and alleged Judeo‑Christian bias.