12 Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after blocking Dallas road, planting olive tree

DALLAS - A dozen Pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested after blocking a Dallas road and planting an olive tree in the middle of the road.

A group with "Jewish Voice for Peace Dallas" blocked Market Center Blvd on Thursday in front of the Hilton Anatole near the Design District, where the Global Conference for Israel is being held.

The group held the demonstration in protest of the war in Gaza and is calling on the U.S. to stop additional military funding to Israel. 

The protesters planted an eight-foot olive tree in the middle of the road and held a sit-in. 

After about an hour, video from SKY 4 shows police officers on horseback moving in and detaining several protesters. 

Dallas police say they arrested 10 people for obstruction of a highway. Two other protesters were charged with criminal trespass.

The officers removed the olive tree and cleared the road by 4 p.m. 

The Global Conference for Israel began Thursday and will run through Sunday.