Here in New York, a former senior State Department official has pleaded not guilty to hate crime and stalking charges, after a viral video showed him harassing and threatening a Halal food cart vendor with violent, racist and Islamophobic language. Stuart Seldowitz served as deputy director of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs from 1999 to 2003. He was a national security adviser under former President Obama.
Former Obama Adviser Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crimes over Racist Harassment of NYC Vendor
