Soldiers arresting Luisa Morgantini, former Vice President of the European Parliament. Picture credit: Oren Ziv\ActiveStills

About 200 demonstrators, fifty of them from of an Italian delegation headed by Morgantini, were attacked with tear-gas as soon as the procession reached the path of the wall and with out any provocation. Some youth responded with stones, but the majority of demonstration remained peaceful despite the provocation.

The soldiers than continued to cross the gate in the wall and into the village. Morganitini and three others who refused to escape were detained by the soldiers and taken away through the wall.

Less than an hour after her arrest, once the commanders had realized who they have arrested, Morgnatini was released. The soldiers also released those who were arrested together with, except for one Israeli activist who was taken to the police station.

After her release Morgantini said that "I saw Palestinian protesting nonviolently attacked by the army for trying to defend their lands. I strongly encourage the EU to take strong action for the protection of Palestinians and the implementation of their rights.”

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