Watch: University of Washington says

The University of Washington saw a major protest, leading to the arrest of more than two dozen Palestinian protesters, after which they captured an engineering building of the university, which is partially funded by Boeing, demanding that the university takes seriously its relations with Boeing, as it is supplying weapons used in Gaza.Videos of masked protesters with vandalism in the campus are viral.Victor Balta, a university spokesman, said that the engineering building started after the building was closed at 5 pm. Balta said in a statement to CNN in a statement, “Those who cover their face reach two streets outside the building, block the entrances and get out of the building and ignite the fire in two dumpsers on a road outside.The protesters demanded the renaming of the engineering building after a teenage engineering student, who was killed in an aerial attack in Faza. The protest was organized by a student group advocating Palestinian rights united students for Palestinian equality and return. This urged the protesters to wear masks and cover their identifiable characteristics. The group was long suspended from the university.The university said, “The university will not be frightened by such aggressive and destructive behavior and will continue to oppose antisemiamitism in all its forms.” The university spokesman said that “about 30 persons inside the building” were arrested. The spokesman said that allegations including atrocities, property destruction, disorganized conduct and conspiracy would be sent to county prosecutors, the spokesperson said, “Any of them students will be referred to the office of the student conduct keeping in mind.The University of Washington is one of the colleges in the United States that saw a long -running protest in the campus last year.

Boeing comes under the target

One of the airplane maker and one of the largest defense companies in the United States, Boeing has a long history with the University of Washington. The company, which was earlier headquartered in Seattle, supplied about $ 10 million as a donation to assist in the construction of $ 90 million engineering building, the school said before construction in 2022. The protesters said, “Return any existing donations, financial investments, and eliminate all other physical relations to Boeing.” “Boeing officers and employees are banned from making any impact from teaching classes or syllabus.”