The Jewish community at McGill has been subjected to countless antisemitic and anti-Zionist hate crimes. The student group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) McGill's Instagram page, which promotes pro-Palestine resistance efforts and anti-Israel rhetoric, has been sanctioned by the university for its violation of the Memorandum Agreement. Despite having the rights to the McGill name revoked, SPHR has continued its illegal activity.

In later months, anti-Israel and anti-Jewish protestors established encampments, barricading themselves in the administration building and staging marches through nearby student neighborhoods. Recently, Montreal police, assisted by a security firm hired by McGill University, finally dismantled the encampment. During the operation, authorities discovered significant evidence of drug use and reported several overdoses. It was also noted that the majority of those occupying the space were homeless individuals from outside the local community, rather than students.

In light of the frightening escalation of violence against the Jewish community, Hillel and Chabad at McGill initiated an on-campus vigil in the fall semester to honor those lost in the war. In November, the Jewish student community held a Bring Them Home Rally, which was met with volatility from others in the McGill community. In a viral video from the event, one protestor could be heard sarcastically saying, “Kill more Palestinian children; 4,000 is not enough." Pushing through the tension, another Bring Them Home demonstration was later held in the campus quad, where students circulated hostage flyers and waved Israeli flags.

The McGill University administration has coordinated with the Jewish Student Affairs Liaison to provide the Jewish community with wellness resources. Amidst the ongoing encampments on campus grounds, the university has filed a legal injunction in an effort to shut down the unauthorized activity. With the initiation of the encampments, the university has been cooperating with the Montreal police while condemning the violent protests. Attempts to negotiate with the protestors, led by the university, were rejected.

A lot of the WJC's help has been in the form of mental health therapy; talking through issues and being able to talk strategy with lay leaders has been a relief. Being Queer and Jewish, there isn't really a space for me on campus; my WJC project for the past year was to host a Queer-Jewish Purim party. I partnered with the Montreal Holocaust Museum, which has an incredibly large venue; we threw a fantastic event that was fully sponsored by the WJC. I feel really supported in a lot of different aspects, especially at a time when the intersection of being Jewish and being queer is very difficult.