Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Commission approves minutes, hears testimony on campus antisemitism, BDS, social media and local school incidents

3730669 · June 9, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism approved the minutes of its May 5 meeting and spent the session receiving testimony on antisemitism in campuses, the BDS movement, social media trends and local K–12 incidents.

The Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism approved its May 5 meeting minutes and heard multi-hour testimony from national and local experts on rising antisemitism in higher education, the BDS movement and state policy responses, social media trends, and a detailed local account of antisemitic incidents in an East Hampton public school district.

The commission approved a motion to adopt the minutes from the May 5 meeting. Representative Howitt moved to approve the minutes; Senator Buis seconded. Chair Vilas announced the motion carried and the minutes were approved.

The hearing then…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans