University of Washington pro-Palestine students occupy a building funded by Boeing

Around 30 pro-Palestinian students were arrested on Monday night after occupying a building at the University of Washington in Seattle, AP reported on Tuesday.

Members of Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return at the University of Washington said on its Facebook page that it occupied the Boeing-funded engineering building because “The University of Washington is a direct partner in the genocide of the Palestinian people through its allegiance to its partnership with Boeing”. It says it staged the protest “over the aviation company's defense contracts and arms sales to Israel”.

The students were arrested on charges of trespassing, property destruction and disorderly conduct.