Ben Cohen Arrested at RFK Jr. Hearing Over Gaza Protest

Protest at Senate Hearing

• 💡 Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, was removed from a Senate committee hearing featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for protesting.
• 🎯 Cohen's protest focused on Congress cutting Medicaid funds for poor children and reallocating them to bombing children in Gaza.
• 🗣️ He shouted, “Congress pays for bombs,” during the hearing before being escorted out by police.

Justification for Protest

• 📌 Cohen stated his protest was not about Bobby Kennedy but about US policy regarding Gaza.
• 💔 He highlighted the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, including the destruction of hospitals, universities, schools, and housing, leading to tens of thousands of deaths.
• 🇺🇸 Cohen believes the American people have become complicit in genocide due to providing bombs to Israel.

Discussion on Israel and Hamas

• 🔑 While acknowledging the need for hostages to be returned, Cohen argued this does not justify killing tens of thousands of civilians.
• ⚖️ He questioned whether the US would act differently if in Israel's position with hostages held by a terror organization.
• 🕊️ Cohen advocated for treating Palestinians decently and supporting a two-state solution, suggesting Israel has hindered this.
• 🆘 He emphasized the critical need for increased humanitarian aid to Gaza.