Ex-obama Adviser Arrested for Harassing Halal Food Cart Vendor

Published on November 24, 2023

A former official of the Obama administration was arrested on Wednesday after videos of him ranting at a halal food cart vendor in the Upper East Side went viral on social media. Stuart Seldowitz, 64, was charged with hate crime, stalking, and aggravated harassment. He worked as a State Department official and National Security Council adviser under former President Barack Obama. His arrest followed the surfacing of videos on social media showing him mocking a halal food cart vendor. In the video, Mr. Seldowitz said, “If we killed 4,000 Palestinian kids, you know what? It wasn’t enough.” The New York Police Department has confirmed receiving a report of aggravated harassment. NYPD told The Hill that a 24-year-old man filed an aggravated harassment report against Mr. Seldowitz....