Former Obama adviser Stuart Seldowitz has been caught in another outburst in New York when he asked Russian diplomats if they were “one of Putin’s prostitutes.”
Seldowitz, who has been charged with hurling Islamophobic abuse at a halal street vendor, also harassed Russian officials after the war with Ukraine broke out, according to footage obtained by The Grayzone.
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, told the press that he and his team “were harassed by him for more than a year and we could not identify him.”
The outlet shared footage of Seldowitz saying, “Is that your whore coworker? Are you one of Putin’s prostitutes? Are you proud that your country is killing all those innocent children?’
Polyanskiy alleged that Seldowitz, 64, would stand outside the entrance to the Russian mission to verbally attack diplomats and even try to harass his dog.
Seldowitz, who has been charged with five counts over an Islamophobic attack on a halal street vendor, also harassed Russian diplomats in the city.
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy told the press that he and his team “were harassed by him for more than a year and we could not identify him”
The diplomat said the former Obama aide even harassed his dog
He said, “(Seldowitz) was persistent and he was personable. That is the problem. We have no problem with someone raising concerns or disagreeing with our policies, but when it gets personal and someone is actually harassing and stalking women, insulting them, telling them they’re “whores” and all that stuff, then this something we have to do. couldn’t bear it.’
The video was reportedly taken after Russia invaded Ukraine. DailyMail.com could not independently confirm the authenticity of the images.
Seldowitz, 64, issued a half-hearted apology Tuesday night for letting go of the Upper East Side street cart worker.
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to DailyMail.com that Seldowitz was arrested and charged Wednesday evening.
Seldowitz, 64, issued a half-hearted apology Tuesday evening for letting go of the New York City street cart owner during the war between Israel and Hamas.
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to DailyMail.com that Seldowitz was arrested and charged Wednesday evening.
Polyanskiy claimed that Seldowitz would stand outside the entrance to the Russian mission and verbally attack diplomats
Stuart Seldowitz, 64, apologized last night after the videos went viral. He threatened to report the young seller to the immigration authorities and labeled him a ‘terrorist’.
He also asked whether the victim had “raped his daughter like Mohammed and even threatened to have him deported to Egypt during the sick tirade.”
The New York-based company he was working with, Gotham Government Relations, “terminated all ties” with him and offered to represent the seller in any potential lawsuits.
Halal cart worker Mohammad Hussein, 24, told DailyMail.com on Wednesday morning that the harassment started two weeks ago, when he claimed 64-year-old Seldowitz started randomly attacking him, asking him where he was from and then swearing at him . the war with Hamas in Israel and Gaza.
Now he is afraid to go to work or “fight” with a man who has so many political connections.
Hussein said he is afraid to work or “fight” with a man who has so many political connections.
Seldowitz apologized last night, telling City and State in an interview that he regretted what he said in the “heat of the moment.”
Speaking in Arabic while his boss was translating, Mohammad told DailyMail.com he feels “hurt.”
Mohammad said the incidents started randomly on November 7.
When DailyMail.com visited the cart on Wednesday, there were no pro-Palestinian flags or posters.
The street cart vendor who was harassed by former Obama administration Rep. Stuart Seldowitz is pictured today reporting the abuse to DailyMail.com
Cart owner Islam Mustafa, left in black, told DailyMail.com how Seldowitz started harassing his staff a week ago. He is shown with Ahmed Mohian (right), his business partner
The owners insist they have never displayed any kind of political posters or messages and that they only want to ‘serve the community’.
‘We’ve been here for years and haven’t had any problems with anyone. We’ve been here since the (Q) train opened about six or seven years, and we’ve had zero problems.
“Our employees have a criminal record, we don’t have any problems with anyone, we are all well trained,” he said.
Seldowitz, he said, randomly walked up to him and started asking him where he was from.
He then started berating him about the war and accusing him of supporting Hamas.
A customer called the NYPD, but business owners say the problem was largely ignored. Now, after an outpouring of public outrage and support for Mohammad, the NYPD is investigating.
“We are extremely angry because of the offensive vocabulary he used. It’s a shame it happened.
‘We have no hatred towards anyone. We have full respect for all religions and ideologies, we are not here to fuel those hate speeches. How can a government official say something like that?’ Mustafa, the business owner, said this while speaking to DailyMail.com.
In one video, he threatened Mohammad: “I will send your photo to my friends in immigration. The Mukhabarat in Egypt will get your parents. Does your dad like his fingernails? He will take them out one by one.”
In one of his most appalling remarks, he said: “If we had killed 4,000 Palestinian children, that wouldn’t be enough.”
Seldowitz apologized last night, telling City and State that he regretted the incident and “shouldn’t have brought up the religious aspect.”
‘I feel sorry for him, he has so much hatred towards the Islamic religion and the Muslim population in general.