According to reports in the US press, the New York Police Department took action after images of Seldowitz repeatedly verbally abusing the Egyptian salesman in Manhattan spread on social media.
ARRESTED
64-year-old Seldowitz, who was taken into custody by the police, was charged with “aggravated harassment and harassment by stalking” as well as “hate crime”. It was learned that Seldowitz was arrested.
After the incident emerged, New York Mayor Eric Adams said in his social media post, “Islamophobia is hatred. This vile, disrespectful discourse has no place in our city. We reject it and are happy to see that we are not alone.” He used the expression.
HIS WORDS GATHERED REACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The repeated verbal attack against the Egyptian salesman in New York by Stuart Seldowitz, who was an advisor during the term of former US President Barack Obama and held many positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the Israel and Palestine department, revealed the anti-Muslim and xenophobic approach of Western administrators.
According to images posted on social media, Seldowitz insulted an Egyptian seller in Manhattan as a “terrorist” and the seller said, “You are killing children, not me.” “Do you know what would happen if we killed 4 thousand Palestinian children? This would not be enough, this would not be enough.” He used the following expressions:
In the footage, Seldowitz said, “There is no one here. I will put signs here saying ‘This man believes in Hamas’, even though the seller politely asked him to leave.” It was noteworthy that he said:
In another video, Seldowitz took a photo of the seller on his phone and threatened the seller with having his family caught by Egyptian intelligence and having his nails pulled out.
Seldowitz, Hz. He was seen in the footage insulting Muhammad, the Quran and hadiths and calling the seller “ignorant”.