Friday, May 16, 2025

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested after confronting RFK Jr over Gaza

from Daily Sabah

Ben Cohen, the co-founder of the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested Wednesday after confronting U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., slamming the U.S. policy related to Gaza, according to a video of the arrest shared on social media.

Cohen, a longtime activist and philanthropist, interrupted a hearing on Capitol Hill as Kennedy faced questions from the lawmakers.

"Congress sent the bombs that kill children in Gaza and pays for it with cuts to Medicaid," Cohen shouted at the hearing before he was arrested by Capitol Police.

According to NBC News, Cohen was one of seven protesters forcibly removed from the hearing and charged with the misdemeanor offense of Crowding, Obstructing and Incommoding, which prohibits demonstrations inside congressional buildings.

The Ben & Jerry's co-founder also posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying: "I told Congress they're killing poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs and they're paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the U.S.. This was the authorities' response."...

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1 comment:

  1. If Ben Cohen does not like the genocide his fellow jews are doing over in Gaza then why doesn't he renounce judaism and accept Christ and his teachings? Because he is a phony baloney, and he is putting on a show for the stupid goyim, sorry Ben we ain't buying it anymore.

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