The steps leading up to the Lincoln Memorial were vandalized with a message that read “Free Gaza” in red paint.
The National Park Service said conservators started removing the paint Wednesday morning in multiple areas, including the Lincoln Memorial steps and the Reflecting Pool. The United States Park Police told the Washington Examiner it could “take multiple treatments over several days” to remove the graffiti, and the steps on the west side of the Reflecting Pool will be closed to visitors during the conservation work.
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The vandalism of the national memorial is part of a wave of protests and other graffiti incidents in support of Palestinians since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7. Thousands of demonstrators have called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to U.S. aid to Israel, urging…
