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The words “silent majority” were being thrown around a lot in the wake of a Sunday pro-Israel rally that saw more than 50,000 people take to the streets of Toronto.

For months, Toronto has been plagued by anti-Israel blockades and encampments orchestrated by a group of demonstrators that often number no more than a few dozen. And then, in a single afternoon, the pro-Israel camp was able to turn out one of the largest political demonstrations in the country’s history. “The silent majority outnumbered that vocal minority by over 50,000 to 50,” declared a widely circulated post by David Jacobs.