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The University of Washington slammed the “offensive and destructive behavior” of activists who ignited dumpsters and occupied a campus engineering building, and said it opposed antisemitism, as police arrested around 30 of those involved.
The activists said they were pro-Palestinian and fighting for the university to end its relationship with Boeing over the manufacturing giant’s dealings with Israel amid the war with Hamas.
Footage posted to social media showed protesters pushing back against police earlier in the day, and dumpsters ablaze in the street. It also showed riot police moving into the occupied building to remove the activists.
“The UW is committed to maintaining a secure learning and research environment, and strongly condemns this illegal building occupation and the antisemitic statement that was issued by a suspended student group Monday,” a spokesman for the university said in a statement sent to Newsweek.
“The University will not be intimidated by this sort of offensive and destructive behavior and will continue to oppose antisemitism in all its forms.”
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