Dozens arrested after pro-Palestinian protesters occupy University of Washington building

Ferguson says those who occupied, vandalized UW building should be ‘held accountable’

Gov. Bob Ferguson said Wednesday he trusts those arrested for the occupation of a building at the University of Washington “will be held accountable for the harm they caused.”

UW changes tack on anti-Israel activity, suspends students involved in destructive protest

The University of Washington suspended 21 students who were arrested during anti-Israel protests at the Seattle campus earlier this week, according to the university, a marked shift from the school’s reaction to previous anti-Israel activity. The suspended students, who are also now banned from all UW campuses, were among more than 30 demonstrators, including non-students, arrested for occupying the university’s engineering building on Monday ni…

University of Washington suspends students for Palestine protest

The University of Washington has suspended the 21 students arrested earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest, the school announced Wednesday. The students who moved into the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building in Seattle on Monday evening demanding the school break ties with Boeing have also been banned from all UW campuses, according to a school statement. Thirteen people who were arrested but …

21 students suspended, banned after University of Washington protest

The University of Washington has banned and suspended 21 students who were arrested at a protest at the Seattle campus Monday night.The students were allegedly part of a group that blocked exits to UW’s new engineering building and smashed lab equipment inside, causing a “very early estimate of $1 million in damage to the facility,” UW’s spokesperson Victor Balta wrote in an email.Protesters caused “significant damage to the building and equipme…

31 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after occupying UW building, police say

In a message to the UW community, President Ana Mari Cauce condemned what she described as a “dangerous, violent and illegal building occupation and related vandalism.”

UW suspends 21 students involved in pro-Palestinian protest as federal grants examined

The University of Washington suspended 21 students involved in a pro- Palestinian protest and takeover of one of the school's buildings.