Matthew McAllester

Matt McAllester is a contributing editor at Details magazine. For 13 years, he reported for Newsday, spending much of that time as a foreign correspondent in places such as Kosovo, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Nigeria and Lebanon.

George Mitchell's Waterloo

The Obama envoy who took on professional baseball, the IRA, and Protestant leaders may have finally met his match in the Middle East.

Matthew McAllester | Published Oct 06, 2010

Bibi Throws the Dice

Like his predecessor Ariel Sharon, Netanyahu could become a hard-line Israeli prime minister who takes a bold step toward peace. Matt McAllester on the signs he’s ready to make a deal with the Palestinians in Washington.

Matthew McAllester | Published Sep 02, 2010

The Palestinians' Secret Weapon

As Israel votes to ease the Gaza blockade, why has it taken the Palestinians so long to realize their best weapon was nonviolence?

Matthew McAllester | Published Jun 17, 2010