Ben Cohen, co -founder of Ben & Jerry ice cream, was bonds and pulled out of the Senate of the United States for protesting against the congress “to pay for bombs killed by poor children in Gaza”.
In a video published on the Social Media X (formerly known as Twitter), Ben Cohen said, “I said the Congress that the poor children in Gaza bombs were killed and the poor children from Medicaid in the US were kicked.
“You kill poor children in Gaza and pay for it by cutting off Medicaid for children. Let food to gaza,” Ben Cohen Křik heard when he was arrested from the public gallery and fell away.
Bloomberg reported that Capitol was accused by Ben Cohen under the law on the Columbia district, which forbids the crowd, prevents or misunderstanding – a quotation that is often used in cases of civil disobedience in the capital. Six other protesters also face charges, including a serious attachment for a police officer, BB reported.
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The video was viewed by 24 Lakh’s times (at the time of writing) and created a number of comments, citations and contributions supporting 74 -year -old entrepreneur and philanthropist who was loud in his support for the Palestinians.
He was forcibly removed among the other six protesters from the hearing of the Senate 14. May for the fact that during the speech he introduced the protests of Robert F Kennedy Jr., who was visibly surprised by the interruption. RFK Jr. He introduced a proposal for his budget.
Ben Cohen, who is Jewish, in 2024 was among other prominent Jewish personalities who signed an open letter against the Pro-Israeli lobby AIPAC. “I understand that I have a higher profile than most people, so I raise my voice, they hear. But I need you and others to understand that I speak for millions of people who feel the same,” he said.
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“Americans outrage by defeat in Gaza”
Ben Cohen spoke to AFP after his release and said he spoke on behalf of “millions of Americans outraged by defeat in Gaza”.
“It got to the point where we had to do something. It is scandalizing that the US approved $ 20 billion bombs for Israel, even if social programs are pressed back home. Most Americans hate what is happening, what our country does with money and in our name,” she told the agency.
According to the Pew Research Center conducted in April 2025, the general hair against Israel in the US has become increasingly unfavorable, especially among democrats.
Ben Cohen also raised the question of “moral and spiritual disruption” and said, “The appeal and participation in the defeat of tens of thousands of people will hit us in the core of us in terms of human beings and what our country costs.
Ben & Jerry’s founded Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in 1978, Ben & Jerry’s bought Unilever in 2000 with an agreement established an independent Ben & Jerry’s council to protect his social values.
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Notens reaction: “fearless, honest, on the right side of history…”
(With the entry from agencies)
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