May 11, 2021 - 1:29 PM
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) â Police have referred an investigation into graffiti on the campus of Bates College that targeted Israel and supported Palestinian rights to the state Attorney Generalâs Office as a possible hate crime.
A social media account affiliated with some Bates College students posted photos on Sunday showing what appeared to be chalk graffiti on the college s campus that supported Palestinian rights and targeted Israel, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported. reported
The Lewiston Police Department informed the attorney general s office about the slogans for a possible investigation as a hate crime, the newspaper reported.
Some of the graffiti read âStop ethnic cleansing,â âIsrael is killing innocent people,â âFree Palestine,â and â(Expletive) Zionist Israel.â