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About 30 Arrested After Protesters Occupy, Set Fires at University of Washington Building

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Updated May 7, 2025, 01:09 AM

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the University of Washington’s Interdisciplinary Engineering Building late Monday, overturning dumpsters, erecting barricades and igniting fires on the Seattle campus during a protest over Israel’s war in Gaza. Local outlets identified the activists as members of Students United for Palestinian Equality & Return (SUPER UW), a group already suspended until June 2025 for a prior campus riot. Protesters renamed the facility “Shaban al-Dalou” and issued a manifesto demanding the university sever academic and research ties with Boeing, which they claim supplies weapons used by Israel. Seattle police in riot gear gave repeated dispersal orders before moving in early Tuesday, arresting roughly 30 people on suspicion of trespassing, rioting and arson. The Seattle Fire Department extinguished multiple dumpster fires, including one that set off e-scooter battery explosions, and reported no serious injuries. University officials condemned the occupation and antisemitic slogans, saying the action endangered students and staff and caused as-yet-undetermined property damage. Classes resumed Tuesday after the building was cleared, and administrators said they are reviewing whether the suspended group’s role violates existing sanctions.

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StopAntisemitism

@StopAntisemites

University of Washington descended into chaos last night as members of “Students United for Palestinian Equality & Return (SUPER)” stormed and occupied the engineering building. A fire broke out during the takeover, leading to nearly 30 arrests. Charges include trespassing, https://t.co/0HHjkZJIBE

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

🇺🇸 30 ARRESTED AFTER CHAOTIC PROTEST AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON About 30 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested yesterday night after they took over a Boeing-funded building on campus, blocked entrances with furniture, and lit dumpsters on fire like it was finals week in https://t.co/RRzaBLKLjY https://t.co/6olqQ8fauV

Israel War Room

@IsraelWarRoom

UW STUDENTS SUPPORTING TERRORISM: Last night, pro-Hamas students at @UW occupied a building and published a manifesto in which they declared the October 7 massacre a "heroic victory." They also said they were "responding to the call made by the Palestinian movement in Gaza." https://t.co/JriqYykE8z https://t.co/aCM2W6mHPW

Forbes

@Forbes

Police Arrest Pro-Palestinian Protesters After They Occupy University Of Washington Building https://t.co/5KU200LxF2 https://t.co/6A8d2KG2zL

NBC Politics

@NBCPolitics

A group of about 30 pro-Palestinian students was arrested Monday night after occupying a building at the University of Washington in Seattle, setting dumpsters on fire and creating a "dangerous" environment, university officials say. https://t.co/aS1588GDeP

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Josh Kraushaar

@JoshKraushaar

Trump antisemitism task force works fast — already targeting University of Washington after mob of anti-Israel extremists took over a campus building and held it hostage in the name of “resistance.” https://t.co/xlQXgyW5ls

Raheem.

@RaheemKassam

NEW @thenatpulse: WATCH: Pro-Hamas Antifa Demonstrators Build Barricades, Set Fire to University Campus. PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: Pro-Hamas...... READ ON: https://t.co/fsNEMFyR7P

Jonathan Choe

@choeshow

EXCLUSIVE: Monday night, Antifa and pro-Hamas activists rampaged inside the University of Washington's Interdisciplinary Engineering Building. They vandalized the joint and left all kinds of evidence showing their tactics. This was methodical and planned well in advance. 🧵👇 https://t.co/qe0UYrSsqJ https://t.co/FvcVAP9X7D