Police arrest former Obama adviser Stuart Seldowitz for stalking, harassing Palestinian street food vendors

11/29/2023 / By Ethan Huff

A career diplomat and apparent Zionist by the name of Stuart Seldowitz who used to advise President Barack Obama – Seldowitz also worked under President George W. Bush and others – was arrested right before Thanksgiving for criminal activity against Palestinian street food vendors operating in New York City.

Viral video footage shows Seldowitz harassing various Palestinian food cart operators about the war in Gaza, stating that he wishes even more than just 4,000 children in besieged Gaza were dead right now. Seldowitz approached and harassed these Palestinian men numerous times – here is one video clip of several depicting Seldowitz’s behavior:

This man wearing a green jacket was berating and harassing a halal cart vendor off 83rd and 2nd Ave in NYC. Does anyone know who this man is? Planning to report to the authorities. pic.twitter.com/GwklyXpsPH

— Layla ? (@itslaylas) November 21, 2023

According to reports, Seldowitz repeatedly approached the Q Halal Cart on 83rd and Second Avenue in Manhattan to harass the various Palestinian men who runs it. Seldowitz was heard celebrating the Gaza genocide and accusing the men of supporting terrorists.

At first, the street cart operators felt intimidated and did not want to contact law enforcement, fearing retaliation. They did, apparently, try to call the NYPD numerous times afterwards but were told that “there is nothing they can do because it is free speech.”

“We never have any trouble with anyone,” stated Sam, an Egyptian immigrant who works at the cart. “We have been nice to the homeless in the community, too. Every day we give away free food when we have leftovers.”

Seldowitz is now facing one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree, harassment, hate crime / stalking, stalking to cause fear and stalking at place of employment.

(Related: Did you know that Israel is using depleted uranium weapons on the Palestinians in violation of international law?)

Seldowitz also spent entire year harassing female Russian diplomats

As a little more background, Seldowitz worked as acting director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under Obama, as well as deputy director and senior political officer in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs from 1999 through 2003.

More recently, Seldowitz worked as foreign affairs chair in Gotham Government Relations. He is also a senior consultant in humanitarian diplomacy at GDC Inc., a logistics company that services areas impacted by war and natural disasters.

“My company is like a war zone Uber / UPS for people and goods,” stated GDC CEO Moti Kahana to the The Jerusalem Post back in the summer about his company and Seldowitz’s role in it.

“I can be here on my farm directing an operation in the Middle East. We have 13 employees, including Stuart Seldowitz, who worked at the State Department during the Obama administration and is our humanitarian diplomacy senior consultant.”

Seldowitz cannot be that much of a humanitarian based on his real-life comments and behavior towards Palestinian food cart vendors. From the heart the mouth speaks, and Seldowitz’s heart would seem to be anything but humanitarian, at least towards Palestinians.

Prior to all this, Seldowitz routinely harassed female Russian diplomats, and even tried to “menace the dog” of Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy.

“He’s a personification of the marriage between rank bigotry and the axiomatic extremism of cross factional U.S. foreign policy consensus,” commented Grayzone about who Seldowitz really is, citing an ambassador.

The Grayzone has obtained footage of ex-State Dept official Stuart Seldowitz harassing Russian diplomats by the UN

Now infamous for his viral Islamophobic rant, Seldowitz allegedly called Russian UN officials “whores” and even harassed a diplomat’s dog https://t.co/K976DS3yag pic.twitter.com/tcPsibv5Ih

— The Grayzone (@TheGrayzoneNews) November 22, 2023