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Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s is arrested for disrupting RFK Jr. Senate testimony with Gaza war protest

JL;DR SUMMARY Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's and a long-time progressive activist, was arrested for protesting at a Senate committee hearing against U.S. financial support for Israel's military actions in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ProtestIsrael Palestine ConflictGazaHumanitarian CrisisProgressive ActivismU.S. Aid To IsraelRfk Jr.Ben & Jerry'sMedicaidBen Cohen

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben $ Jerrys, is detained by U.S. Capitol Police for disrupting proceedings during a hearing with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., May 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)"
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Ben Cohen, one of the founders of Ben & Jerrys, was arrested for protesting at a Senate committee hearing against American funding for Israels war in Gaza."
Israel
"Ben Cohen, one of the founders of Ben & Jerrys, was arrested for protesting at a Senate committee hearing against American funding for Israels war in Gaza."

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