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ARAB AND WORLD

Thu 08 May 2025 10:01 pm - Jerusalem Time

The University of Washington suspended 21 students over pro-Palestinian protests.

The University of Washington announced Wednesday the suspension of 21 students following their arrest earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest, according to the German Press Agency.


According to a statement issued by the university, the students who stormed the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building in Seattle on Monday evening, demanding that the university sever its ties with Boeing, have also been barred from entering the entire University of Washington campus.


The university added that 13 people, who were arrested but are not students, were also barred from entering the Seattle campus.


The university said the raid resulted in "significant damage" to the building and its equipment. Several waste containers outside the university were also set on fire.


The Seattle Times reported that Boeing has donated more than $100 million to the University of Washington since 1917, including $10 million for the engineering building.


Boeing is a major supplier to the Israeli military, and Israel has received more military aid from the United States than any other country since World War II.

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The University of Washington suspended 21 students over pro-Palestinian protests.

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