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Jerusalem has far fewer foreign journalists than it used to have. But it will soon at least have a press club. I suppose that will only add to the exclusivity of the new venture. Which makes it worth joining. The Jerusalem Press Club hooked up with my old pal Charles M. Sennott last week. Charlie [...]

This podcast is about my new alternative news project DeltaFourth. I read from THE MURDER OF YASSER ARAFAT, the first explosive ebook from DeltaFourth. The ebook reveals how Yasser Arafat was murdered by people in his inner circle. It’s the prototype for DeltaFourth’s forthcoming series of long-form journalistic ebooks — stunning breaking news written in [...]

The Murder of Yasser Arafat, the first book from my new alternative journalism venture DeltaFourth, is “racy and provocative,” according to a write-up in The Times of Israel.  Elhanan Miller, the news site’s Arab affairs correspondent, calls the book “quite the page turner.” Miller also picks up on something very notable about our treatment of [...]

Arafat was murdered by his own people, or as my Danish fans say Arafat blev myrdet af sine egne folk. Danish correspondent Hanne Foighel interviews Matt for Denmark radio about THE MURDER OF YASSER ARAFAT. (Just in case you didn’t get this yet, it’s in Danish…) To read more about it in English go to [...]

Yasser Arafat died in France, so I’m delighted that Le Parisien’s wonderful chef de service Philippe Lemaire picked up on The Murder of Yasser Arafat, the first book from my new alternative news venture DeltaFourth. Philippe also picks up on our new style of writing: “Leur investigation, menée entre Ramallah, Gaza, Bethlehem et Jerusalem, est [...]

Journalists know that their readership is changing. The primary approach to this change has been, frankly, to panic. And of course to fire people. To offer the same style and content, but with links to Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. I’ve come to the conclusion that these things don’t help. What readers want is a [...]

Listen to this audio promo for my alernative news venture, which begins with THE MURDER OF YASSER ARAFAT. Read more about DeltaFourth. We reveal for the first time the murderous story behind the death of the historic, controversial leader of the Palestinians.Special price of $2.99 on amazon.com and £1.92 on amazon.co.uk. Also available on all [...]

With my pal Matthew Kalman I’m starting an alternative news venture designed to bring a hardboiled writing style to the real story behind the headlines. Here’s our first one. DeltaFourth reveals for the first time the murderous story behind the death of the historic, controversial leader of the Palestinians. DeltaFourth uncovers a plot that reached [...]

Matt interviews Matthew Kalman, editor of The Jerusalem Report. The Report is a highly reputed magazine covering the Middle East and the Jewish world. It gained a wide readership during the 1990s, but in recent years has been a little, ahem, dull (more on that from the new editor himself). An experienced British journalist, Kalman [...]

Kissing the Dead: The Revenge of a Betrayed Hamas Leader As a special promotion I’m offering this long-form piece of journalism free until Saturday. Read about my other long-form journalism and short stories for download on amazon. I spent months in Gaza tracking the story of Imad Akel, a Hamas military chief. Akel’s brother was [...]