The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s has been arrested after disrupting a Senate listening to with a pro-Gaza protest.
Robert F Kennedy Jr was chatting with the committee when the protests began with somebody shouting: “RFK kills people with AIDs!”
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“When Bobby lies, children die,” can be heard, in addition to: “Anti-vax, anti-science, anti-America” in reference to Mr Kennedy’s vaccine views.
Police shortly flooded into the room and commenced dragging out protesters.
Moments after, Mr Cohen obtained to his ft and accused the US authorities of enjoying a task within the deaths of youngsters in Gaza.
The ice cream boss will be seen in footage of the incident on his ft, gesturing as he shouted on the US well being secretary.
“You’re killing poor kids in Gaza and paying for it by cutting Medicaid for kids here,” shouted Mr Cohen.
He is among the final protesters hauled out of the room.
However at the same time as he is eliminated, he can nonetheless be heard shouting.
“Congress and the senators need to ease the siege. They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids,” he stated.
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Mr Cohen was dragged out together with plenty of different protesters.
Pic: Reuters
Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Cohen had attended a pro-Palestine occasion with Democratic Consultant Rashida Tlaib.
Afterwards, Mr Cohen tweeted out a video of the incident, 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 US.
“This was the authorities’ response.”
Mr Cohen isn’t any stranger to protests or getting arrested.
In July 2023, he was arrested after protesting in regards to the US prosecution of Julian Assange.
‘Poor children in Gaza’
Israel has killed round 53,000 Palestinians throughout its struggle with Hamas, lots of them girls and kids, in line with the Hamas-run well being ministry.
The Gaza well being ministry doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants in its rely, however stated that greater than half of the fatalities are girls and kids.
It’s stated the true loss of life toll in Gaza is larger as a result of 1000’s of our bodies stay buried underneath the rubble or in areas that medics can’t entry.
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Ben Cohen, of Ben & Jerry’s.
File pic: AP
The preventing started after the militant group led an assault throughout the border in October 2023, killing 1,200 individuals and taking round 250 hostage.
Since Israel broke a ceasefire on 18 March, virtually 3,000 individuals have been killed, the ministry stated.
The Israeli navy has claimed, with out proof, to have killed 17,000 militants.
