Similarities between this mess and the Duke lacrosse case continue. Also, it seems that rumors that the Palestinians started it might have been true. From The News & Observer:

Charges against six Guilford College football players accused of assaulting three Palestinian students have been dismissed, a Guilford County prosecutor said today.

Assistant District Attorney Howard Neumann said he dropped charges of assault and ethnic intimidation after reviewing witness statements from nearly 30 people. All six players faced assault charges, while five were charged with ethnic intimidation. … Police investigated the incident after the students went to a magistrate judge, who issued warrants for the football players. Police didn’t file their own charges.

Neumann said witness statements “differ as to how the incident began, how it erupted, who was involved.”