Land of Israel activists and local residents took to the hills Wednesday to protest the relinquishing of a chunk of the town of Efrat's land via its being fenced out by the Partition Wall. The activists tried to establish a new Jewish community at the site - called Givat HaEitam. The following are photos from the ascent, the forced eviction and the aftermath:

Activists set out from Efrat's Zayit (Olive) neighborhood toward Givat HaEitam, part of the town that is being left outside the Partition Wall

Activists trek through fields that Jews have not walked in for years for fear of attacks from PA-controlled areas

Border Police have deployed in force to implement a government directive to keep the activists from settling the barren hilltop

Some bring flags

...others bring sleeping bags.

Soldiers half-heartedly try to dissuade the crowds of activists from ascending Givat HaEitam

Rabbi Moshe Levinger, founder of the renewed Jewish community in Hevron, joins the activists

Soldiers man the highest point in Givat HaEitam, challenging activists to 'King of the Mountain'

Parents and activists implore soldiers and police to refrain from violence and allow the activists to stay

Scores of activists at Givat HaEitam being forcibly removed by Yassam riot police

Female officers removing a female protester

A female activist being dragged by her hair despite the presence of female officers

Scores of young people were put on paddy-wagons and detained. One of the paddy-wagons before...

...and after. The inhabitants of the trashed wagon were reportedly let go much sooner and closer to home than those who behaved. Some were dropped off on the street in Beit Shemesh.