zenosanalytic reblogged
there's a video going around of a man harassing a halal cart owner in manhattan by saying things like "the egyptian mukhabarat will get you" and a lot of other vile islamaphobic things ("if we killed 4,000 palestinian kids, it wasn't enough"), and it turns out the man is stuart seldowitz, a former high level state department official, including on israel/palestine, an architect of the daytona agreements, and national security advisor to obama
The day the video was uploaded, Sam’s cart saw such a boost in business that he could barely make time to talk to a reporter. Customers, both regulars and first-timers, lined up to show support. In between orders, Sam says that most of his customers are Jewish and that a local Jewish store owner makes him a fresh cup of coffee every day. A regular Israeli customer even offered to bake Mohamed a cake for his birthday. “I love them and they love my food,” said Sam. Sam is grateful for the outpouring of community support. “I feel like if I leave my money in the cart I feel that no one will come and take it from me,” he said. “Everybody fights for us.”
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