At McGill University, where I am a graduate student in the physics department, I regularly witness anti-Israel vandalism on campus. Since the infamous encampment on McGill’s front lawn was dismantled a year ago, the vandals and activists usually keep to the front gate (with at least one exception), denied entry by McGill’s private security. Unfortunately, the security force doesn’t prevent student groups from being taken over by anti-Israel ideologues.

Large student groups tend to require low participation thresholds for quorum which make them very easy to commandeer. Just by showing up, tiny minorities of radicalized members can pass whatever motions they please. In this way, institutions are bent in allegiance to certain ideologies to which the majority of constituents may be ambivalent, or even find repugnant. I’ve seen this happen many times, most recently to the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU).

On April 7th, McGill began the process of severing its relationship with SSMU. McGill intends to terminate the contractual agreement which outlined responsibility to, for instance, collect fees from undergraduates, which could be distributed by SSMU to fund student clubs, initiatives, insurance, etc.—basic student union offerings that are........

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