Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested after confronting Robert F. Kennedy Jr over Gaza
The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Ben Cohen, was arrested Wednesday after confronting US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protest the lack of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip.
- World
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:35 | 15 May 2025
Ben Cohen, the co-founder of the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's, was arrested Wednesday after confronting US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the lack of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to a video of the arrest on social media by the women-led peace group, CODEPINK
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 it with cuts to Medicaid," Cohen shouted at the hearing before Capitol Police arrested him.