CBS' late-night comedian Stephen Colbert defended the anti-Israel protesters
who have taken over university campuses across the country after former
President Donald Trump praised police in New York for their response to
protesters at Columbia University.

On Tuesday's show, Stephen Colbert said the public should support the
protesters "as long as they are peaceful." But Colbert didn't mention that in
some cases, protesters have behaved violently. At Columbia, students smashed
through windows and doors to occupy Hamilton Hall.

At some schools, demonstrators have blocked other students from attending
class. At George Washington University, one protester was seen with a sign
saying "Final Solution" -- a reference to the Nazi's extermination of Jews.

Colbert bypassed these incidences during Tuesday's segment.

"Now even if you don't agree with the subject of their protests, as long as
they are peaceful, subjects should be allowed to protest," said Colbert.
"It's their First Amendment right."

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Colbert also criticized those university leaders who have forcibly removed
the encampments that left-wing students have created in violation of campus
policy.

"College administrators are using the classic de-escalation tactic of sending
in heavily armed police and threatening to call the National Guard," the
comedian said.

Colbert's defense of the anti-Israel protests came the same day former
President Donald Trump praised the NYPD for its action in removing
encampments at Columbia.

Speaking to Fox News, Trump praised "the way they [NYPD] walked in" and
"were not afraid of anything."

Meanwhile, anti-Israel violence continues to roil campuses across the
country.

At the City University of New York, anti-Israel demonstrators began pushing
the police line and allegedly stormed a building near the anti-Israel
encampment on campus.

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