Dozens arrested after pro-Palestinian protesters occupy University of Washington building
- More than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at the University of Washington for occupying an engineering building and igniting dumpsters.
- The University of Washington condemned the protest actions as "offensive and destructive behavior" and opposes antisemitism, according to spokesperson Balta.
- Charges of trespassing, property destruction, and disorderly conduct will be referred to county prosecutors, and any students involved will also face consequences from the Student Conduct Office.
- Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return UW organized the protest, advocating for Palestinian rights and referred to a teen killed in an airstrike in Gaza.
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In Washington state, police arrested some 30 student activists overnight after they occupied the University of Washington’s engineering building to protest their school’s ties with weapons maker Boeing. The group Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return are demanding “that our tuition money and our research not be used to fund and fuel genocide.” In Pennsylvania, nine people were violently arrested Saturday at Swarthmore College as po…
Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy UW building, 30 arrested
(The Center Square) – About 30 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested late Monday night after occupying a University of Washington building and lighting Dumpster fires. A separate unrelated event scheduled for Tuesday night has officials worried there could be more on-campus…

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after occupying University of Washington building
Police have arrested more than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a University of Washington engineering building and demanded that the school break ties with Boeing.
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