One of the founders of Ben & Jerry's co-founder, has been arrested in Washington after disrupting a US Senate hearing with a pro-Gaza protest.
Ben Cohen was released following his arrest by Capital police after he interrupted a hearing with the Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy.
The 74-year-old was one of seven people detained during the Health Committee session on Wednesday.
Mr Cohen is heard criticising Robert F Kennedy Jr and the US Government's support of Israel's military operation in Gaza.
Footage of him being dragged out by Senate police was shared online.
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. pic.twitter.com/uOf7xrzzWM
— Ben Cohen (@YoBenCohen) May 14, 2025
Speaking at a press conference before his arrest, he criticised Israel's military operation and said the devastation in Gaza can no longer be ignored.
"We are expected to be good Americans and look the other way, as Israel prevents food, water, and medicine, from reaching the remaining people of Gaza.
"Israel is literally starving them to death.
"We will not look away. We will not be silenced. We will do everything we can to get our government to stop being complicit in starving little kids to death".
It comes as the United Nations says people in Gaza are facing a critical risk of famine.
The UN reports nearly half a million people are experiencing severe hunger and acute malnutrition, and close to a quarter of a million people are experiencing the most severe, or "catastrophic" levels of food insecurity.
Israel renewed its military operations in Gaza in mid-March and has prevented food, medication and other aid from entering Gaza for 70 days.
