A man whose resume cites experience as a foreign policy advisor under President Barack Obama has been revealed to be a man in a series of videos spewing Islamaphobic abuse.
Gotham Government Relations, a New York-based firm, ‘ended all affiliation’ with Stuart Seldowitz, 64, over the videos.
In an October interview, he was identified as having worked as Deputy Director/Senior Political Officer in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs from 1999 to 2003, according to BitChute.
The original video, lasting over two minutes, shows Seldowitz speaking to a halal cart vendor, using slurs for Egyptians and then saying intelligence agents in Egypt ‘will get your parents.’
‘Does his father like his fingernails? They will take them out one-by-one,’ Seldowitz added.
He also says, in relation to Israel’s response to the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people, that ‘if we killed 4,000 Palestinian kids? It wasn’t enough.’
A man whose resume cites experience as a foreign policy advisor under President Barack Obama has been revealed to be a man in a series of videos spewing Islamaphobic abuse
‘You support killing little children,’ Seldowitz says and takes a photo of the vendor, telling him to smile.
He asks him: ‘Did you rape your daughter like Mohammed did?’
Seldowitz refers to the man as a ‘rapist’ and calls him ‘ignorant’ for his lack of english, then going on a tirade about the Quran.
‘What do you speak? You speak Arabic, the language of the Quran, the holy Quran. That some people use as a toilet,’ he says.
‘What do you think of that? People who use the Quran as a toilet. Does it bother you? Does it bother you? Tell me the truth? You don’t speak English? That’s too bad.’
‘That’s why you’re selling food in in a food cart, because you’re ignorant, but you should learn English. It’ll help you when they deport you back to Egypt.’
Gotham Government Relations claimed that Seldowitz hadn’t worked there for years, though Vice cited a press release announcing his hiring to the firm as Foreign Affairs Chair in 2022.
His LinkedIn page shows a stint as Acting Director of the National Security Council South Asia Directorate from February 2009 to January 2011 under President Obama.
Gotham Government Relations, a New York-based firm, ‘ended all affiliation’ with Stuart Seldowitz, 64, over the videos
The original video, lasting over two minutes, shows Seldowitz speaking to a halal cart vendor, using slurs for Egyptians and then saying intelligence agents in Egypt ‘will get your parents’
He also says, in relation to Israel’s response to the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people, that ‘if we killed 4,000 Palestinian kids? It wasn’t enough.’
Seldowitz has also work as a journalist – editing for Bloomberg News briefly – a strategist and a life insurance agent, according to his LinkedIn page.
Left-wing journalist Matt Binder claimed that Seldowitz has served as an agent for the State Department under five different presidents.
According to his bio at Gotham – which has since been removed – he is a three-time winner of the State Department’s Superior Honour Award.
Tommy Vietor, host of popular liberal podcast Pod Save America and former spokesperson for Obama and the NSC, clarified his role in a post on X.
‘He was a state department employee for 30 years who got detailed to the NSC during the Obama administration, not a direct hire. But horribly embarrassing for the US government to be associated this guy in any way.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to Gotham, Seldowitz and the State Department for comment.
Israel and Hamas on Tuesday appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war for dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip to be freed in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
But as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Cabinet for a vote, he vowed to resume the Israeli offensive against Hamas as soon as the truce ends.
‘We are at war, and we will continue the war,’ he said. ‘We will continue until we achieve all our goals.’
The Israeli Cabinet was expected to vote on a plan that would halt Israel’s offensive in Gaza for several days in exchange for the release of about 50 of the 240 hostages held by Hamas.
Israel has vowed to continue the war until it destroys Hamas’ military capabilities and returns all hostages.
Hamas predicted a Qatari-mediated deal could be reached in ‘the coming hours’.
Mr Netanyahu acknowledged that the Cabinet faced a tough decision, but supporting the ceasefire was the right thing to do.
The prime minister appeared to have enough support to pass the measure, despite opposition from some hard-line ministers.
Mr Netanyahu said that during the lull, intelligence efforts will be maintained, allowing the army to prepare for the next stages of battle. He said the battle would continue until ‘Gaza will not threaten Israel’.
The comments came as Israel and Hamas appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war so that dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip could be freed in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
A woman plasters photos of Israelis missing and held captive in Gaza as officials are said to be considering a deal to secure the release of some hostages (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Hamas predicted a Qatari-mediated deal could be reached in ‘the coming hours’, while Mr Netanyahu was convening top decision-makers to discuss the matter.
‘We are advancing,’ the prime minister told troops during a visit earlier Tuesday to a training base. ‘I hope there will be good news soon.’
The announcement came as Israeli troops battled Palestinian militants in an urban refugee camp in northern Gaza and around hospitals overcrowded with patients and sheltering families.
Mr Netanyahu’s office said the special three-member War Cabinet met on Tuesday and would be followed by meetings of his Security Cabinet, a forum of senior security officials, and the full Cabinet.
There was no word on whether a vote would take place and details of a deal were not released.
Fighting in the Gaza Strip, now in its seventh week, has shifted to the Jabaliya refugee camp (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israeli media reported that an agreement would include a five-day halt in Israel’s offensive in Gaza and the release of 50 hostages held by Hamas in exchange for some 150 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Israel’s Channel 12 TV said the first releases would take place Thursday or Friday and continue for several days.
Talks have repeatedly stalled. But even if a deal is reached, it would not mean an end to the war, which erupted on Oct. 7 after Hamas militants stormed across the border into southern Israel and killed at least 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and kidnapped some 240 others.
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