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Pro-Palestinian students at the University of Washington announced their plans to postpone what was supposed to be Thursday's Gaza solidarity encampment because too many white students were involved.
The group in the Pacific Northwest had been criticized for failing to include enough Muslim and Arab students in the planning of the encampment.
The disruptive demonstration was scheduled to go up Thursday morning at the Seattle university, where the administration told members of the Jewish community that they did not plan to intervene unless 'the event escalates and threatens life safety,' according to My Northwest.
Without a significant threat from those at the head of the institution, students opted to delay the protest in order to 'make sure this encampment is a better reflection of the UW community, and having even greater unity with Muslim, Palestinian and Arab students.'
'We want to be part of a much larger coalition of groups and make no mistake, WE WILL HAVE A UW ENCAMPMENT! We want to make sure everyone’s voice is included and this action is as safe, secure, and strong as possible, a post to the school's Progressive Student Union's Instagram read.
Students at the University of Washington postponed their planned Gaza solidarity encampment because it did not 'center' on enough Muslim and Arab students
Commenters claiming to be students harshly criticized the PSU for its failure to effectively organize the protest and recruit enough Muslim and Arab students into the the effort occurring in the
