Ben Cohen detained at the Capitol while testifying by US Secretary of wellness and Welfare Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 14 May 2025, Washington, DC.© Samuel Corum/Getty Images
A millionaire, co-founder of the iconic ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's, Ben Cohen, was 1 of 7 people arrested on Wednesday after disrupting the U.S. legislature proceeding in protest against Washington's policies against Israel's military activities in the Gaza Strip.
Cohen was detained while testifying by US wellness Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erstwhile the police were walking him out, entrepreneurs heard him scream: "Congress kills mediocre children in Gaza Strip by buying bombs and paying for it by throwing children out of Medicaid in the US" and “Congress and Senators must ease the siege – they must let food into Gaza!”Ben & Jerry’s co-founder, whose yearly income is estimated at $300 million, was forcibly removed from the trial along with six others.
They've been charged with wrongdoing. ‘compression, obstruction and obstruction’ – a law that prohibits demonstrations inside legislature buildings.Cohen and his co-founder Ben & Jerry’s, Jerry Greenfield, are known for their activism, including criticism of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.https://x.com/YoBenCohen/status/19227660476439515310
“I told legislature that they were killing mediocre children in the Gaza Strip, buying bombs, and they paid for it by throwing mediocre children out of Medicaid in the United States. That was the consequence from the authorities’ – wrote Cohen on X after leaving jail.The United States is the largest arms supplier to Israel, providing more than 2 thirds of arms imports to the judaic state.
The United States spent $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel from October 2023 to October 2024, according to the Costs of War task project at Brown University.Since president Donald Trump took office in January, his administration has reportedly approved nearly $12 billion for large arms sales transactions to West Jerusalem.In February, Washington approved the sale of bombs, missiles and related equipment worth over $7.4 billion to Israel, which utilized US-produced weapons of devastating influence during the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
The Pentagon announced an additional sale of bombs, demolition kits and another weapons to Israel in March worth $3 billion.Israel launched a military run in the Gaza Strip after a fatal invasion of the Palestinian Hamas militant group on 7 October 2023, resulting in more than 1,100 deaths and more than 200 were taken hostage.
The Palestinian authorities estimation that more than 60,000 people have died as a consequence of intense air and artillery fire, and many others have been injured or missing.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/617586-ben-and-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-senate/
