Scott Wilson
National

» Washington Post Staff Writer | Scott Wilson is a White House correspondent for the Washington Post. Previously, he was the paper's Foreign Editor after serving as a correspondent in Latin America and the Middle East, most recently as Jerusalem Bureau Chief. He was awarded an Overseas Press Club citation and an Interamerican Press Association award for his work in Latin America. He joined the Post in 1997.
Articles by Scott Wilson
Inquiry begins into motive of shootings suspect Hasan (November 7, 2009)
Obama marks election anniversary by talking education at Wisconsin school (November 5, 2009)
Karzai is wild card for U.S. strategy in Afghanistan (November 3, 2009)
Karzai challenger prepares to drop out of presidential race (November 1, 2009)
Obama seeks Afghanistan data to determine U.S. troop levels (October 29, 2009)
Obama seeks Afghanistan data to determine U.S. troop levels (October 29, 2009)
Obama Focuses on Civilian Effort in Afghanistan Strategy Review (October 15, 2009)
President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize (October 10, 2009)
Emerging Strategy Calls for Weakening, Not Routing, Taliban (October 9, 2009)
Pakistanis Balk at U.S. Aid Package (October 8, 2009)
Afghan Strategy Divides Lawmakers (October 7, 2009)
Obama Praises U.S. Intelligence Efforts Against Al-Qaeda (October 6, 2009)
Defense Secretary Wants War Advice to Obama Kept Private (October 6, 2009)
Vote on Key Health Bill Delayed for Cost Report (October 6, 2009)
McChrystal Faulted On Troop Statements (October 5, 2009)
White House Considers Narrower War Effort in Afghanistan (October 2, 2009)
On Afghanistan War, Obama May Have to Seek GOP Support (October 1, 2009)
Biden: U.S. Will Comply with Iraq Government on Withdrawal (September 17, 2009)
Biden Presses Iraq on Election Law, Oil-Bid Incentives (September 17, 2009)
Biden Makes Unannounced Trip to Iraq, Is Welcomed By Mortar Fire (September 15, 2009)
Sept. 11 Attacks Helped Shape Obama's Worldview (September 12, 2009)
President Seeks to Avoid Politics in Speech to Schools (September 8, 2009)
In Adviser's Resignation, Vetting Bites Obama Again (September 7, 2009)
The Change Agenda At a Crossroads (September 6, 2009)
On Afghanistan, Obama Torn Between Generals Urging Buildup and His Party's Base (August 26, 2009)
Obama Addresses Economic Recovery During Stop in Indiana (August 5, 2009)
Economic Policy Is Working, Obama Says (August 4, 2009)
New Detainee Facility in U.S. Being Considered for Guantanamo Prisoners (August 3, 2009)
Obama Nominates Fired Nevada Prosecutor for Old Job (August 1, 2009)
Obama Takes Health-Care Message to 2008 Swing States (July 30, 2009)
Obama to Send U.S. Ambassador to Syria After Four-Year Gap (June 24, 2009)
Iran Unrest Reveals Split In U.S. on Its Role Abroad (June 23, 2009)
Obama's Travel Itinerary Mixes Policy, Electoral Politics (June 21, 2009)
Obama Gives Some Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal Workers (June 18, 2009)
Obama Assures South Korea of Protection From Increasingly Hostile North (June 17, 2009)
Uncertainty Over Election in Iran Leaves U.S. Balancing Diplomacy, Democracy (June 15, 2009)
Trims to Medicare, Medicaid Are Proposed to Help Fund Reform (June 14, 2009)
Concern Over Obama's Spending Plans May Cloud 2010 Election Prospects (June 14, 2009)
'History . . . Has Always Been Up to Us' (June 7, 2009)
A Solemn Stop At Buchenwald (June 6, 2009)
Obama Calls On Muslims for a 'New Beginning' With U.S. (June 5, 2009)
King Abdullah Greets Obama in Saudi Arabia (June 4, 2009)
Making History Was Just One Factor for Obama in Sotomayor Nomination (May 28, 2009)
Obama Picks Shuttle Veteran To Be First Black NASA Chief (May 24, 2009)
Obama and Cheney Deliver Dueling Speeches on National Security (May 22, 2009)
At White House, Obama and Israel's Netanyahu Differ on Mideast Emphasis (May 19, 2009)
Obama Reverses Pledge to Release Photos of Detainee Abuse (May 14, 2009)
Obama Picks Egypt as Speech Venue (May 9, 2009)
N.Y. Flyover Results in Resignation (May 9, 2009)
Jobless Rate Rises as Layoffs Slow (May 8, 2009)
Obama Stresses Joint Action Against Taliban Push in South Asia (May 7, 2009)
Obama Relies on Inner Circle in Looking for Souter's Supreme Court Successor (May 6, 2009)
Obama, Peres Discuss Israeli-Palestinian Peace (May 5, 2009)
Obama Targets Overseas Tax Dodge (May 5, 2009)
A Bush Team Strategy Becomes Obama's Swine Flu Playbook (May 1, 2009)
Obama Emphasizes Sharp Departures From Bush Policies (April 30, 2009)
Bruised by Stimulus Battle, Obama Changed His Approach to Washington (April 29, 2009)
Obama Closes Summit, Vows Broader Engagement With Latin America (April 20, 2009)
Race a Dominant Theme at Summit (April 19, 2009)
Chavez Gives Obama Book on Latin American History (April 18, 2009)
Obama Urges 'Equal Partnership' With Latin American Countries (April 18, 2009)
For Obama, Calderón, a Meeting of Minds (April 17, 2009)
At Summit of Americas, U.S. May Face World of Blame for Economy (April 15, 2009)
Obama Prepares For Mexico Talks On Drug Trade (April 15, 2009)
'3 Rounds, 3 Dead Bodies' (April 14, 2009)
'3 Rounds, 3 Dead Bodies' (April 14, 2009)
White House Domestic Policy Director Mona Sutphen Has a World of Experience (April 14, 2009)
More Funds Sought for Iraq and Afghanistan (April 10, 2009)
Which Way in Afghanistan? Ask Colombia For Directions. (April 5, 2009)
On European Trip, President Tries to Set a New, Pragmatic Tone (April 5, 2009)
Obama, Medvedev Pledge Cooperation (April 2, 2009)
President Shifts Emphasis From Wall Street to Budget (March 26, 2009)
'Global War On Terror' Is Given New Name (March 25, 2009)
President Points To Progress on Economic Efforts (March 25, 2009)
Obama's Gutter Ball Threatens to Haunt Him (March 21, 2009)
Obama Shops Budget Plans In Cash-Strapped California (March 20, 2009)
Obama, in Calif., Says He Hopes To Return 'Balance' to Economy (March 19, 2009)
For Obama, a Shamrock-Sprinkled Schedule (March 18, 2009)
Obama Team Derides Cheney's Criticisms (March 17, 2009)
Cheney, Bush Strongly Disagreed on Libby (March 16, 2009)
Obama Sharpens His Reminders That He Inherited Fiscal 'Mess' From Bush (March 14, 2009)
Obama Signs Spending Bill, Vowing to Battle Earmarks (March 12, 2009)
Obama Criticizes U.S. Schools, Calls for Reform (March 11, 2009)
Obama Lifts Federal Funding Ban on Embryonic Stem Cell Research (March 10, 2009)
GOP Leaders Criticize Bank Rescue Plan, Urge Obama to Make Hard Choices' (March 9, 2009)
Obama Trip to Include Turkey Visit (March 8, 2009)
Grim Economy Leaves Obama With Rhetorical Dilemma (March 8, 2009)
President Orders Review of Federal Contracting System (March 5, 2009)
For Israel's Arab Citizens, Isolation and Exclusion (December 20, 2007)
Sealed Off by Israel, Gaza Reduced to Beggary (December 15, 2007)
Annapolis Talks Prompt Much Doubt, a Few Jokes, in Mideast (November 29, 2007)
Palestinians Give Voice to Contempt for Annapolis Talks (November 28, 2007)
Syria Is to Attend Talks in Annapolis (November 26, 2007)
Arabs to Send Top Ministers to Annapolis (November 24, 2007)
Israel Takes Steps to Attract Arab States to Peace Talks (November 20, 2007)
On the Road to Nowhere, Merchants Pay the Toll (October 21, 2007)
Rice Draws on 'Spiritual Passion' in Push for Peace (October 17, 2007)
Israelis, Palestinians To Draft Declaration (October 4, 2007)
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Eight Palestinians (September 27, 2007)
A Ritual of Repentance in A Parking Lot (September 22, 2007)
Rice Visit Yields No Commitments On Mideast Talks (September 21, 2007)
Israeli Panel Declares Gaza a 'Hostile Entity' (September 20, 2007)
Israel Declares Gaza 'Hostile Entity' (September 19, 2007)
Hamas's New Order Exacts Toll On Gazans (September 17, 2007)
Israel Resists Calls for Broad Assault in Gaza (September 12, 2007)
Teams to Take Up Issues of Palestinian Statehood (September 11, 2007)
Routed Fatah Begins to Reorganize in Gaza (September 9, 2007)
Israeli Court Orders Rerouting of Barrier (September 5, 2007)
Israeli Airstrike Against Rocket Sites in Gaza Strip Kills 3 Palestinian Children (August 30, 2007)
Olmert, Abbas Discuss 'Core Issues' for Peace (August 29, 2007)
Touring Israel's Barrier With Its Main Designer (August 7, 2007)
In Divided Hebron, a Shared Despair (July 26, 2007)
Israel Releases 255 Palestinian Prisoners (July 21, 2007)
Israel to Release 250 Palestinian Prisoners (July 16, 2007)
Hits and Hot Dogs Under a Lox-Colored Sky (July 13, 2007)
Fatah Gunmen Assert Authority in West Bank (July 8, 2007)
Freed BBC Reporter Recounts Long Ordeal in Gaza (July 5, 2007)
BBC Reporter Released to Hamas (July 4, 2007)
With Hamas Takeover, Tough Calls for Israel (June 30, 2007)
13 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Operations (June 27, 2007)
Hamas Releases Audio of Captured Israeli Soldier (June 25, 2007)
Video Post Shows Kidnapped BBC Correspondent (June 25, 2007)
Israelis, Arabs Meeting to Shore Up Abbas (June 25, 2007)
Olmert, Abbas to Meet Arab Leaders (June 22, 2007)
Israel Allows Some Palestinians to Leave Gaza (June 21, 2007)
Inside Gaza, a Landscape Marked by Violent Change (June 20, 2007)
Abbas Appoints Crisis Cabinet (June 18, 2007)
Hamas, Fatah Launch Separate Governments (June 16, 2007)
Abbas Dissolves Government As Hamas Takes Control of Gaza (June 15, 2007)
Hamas Bolsters Its Hold In Gaza (June 14, 2007)
Shimon Peres Easily Wins Israeli Presidency (June 14, 2007)
Israel's Labor Party Picks Barak, Again (June 13, 2007)
Palestinian Battles Raise Fears of Coup And Civil War (June 13, 2007)
Factional Fighting Flares in Gaza Strip (June 12, 2007)
Bonded in Resistance to the Barrier (June 8, 2007)
Captive BBC Reporter Is Seen Alive on Video (June 2, 2007)
Peretz Ousted as Leader Of Israel's Labor Party (May 29, 2007)
Olmert Pledges More Attacks on Hamas (May 27, 2007)
Israeli Airstrike Kills Five Hamas Gunmen (May 27, 2007)
Gaza Rocket Attack Kills an Israeli (May 22, 2007)
Splinter Groups Rise In Refugee Camps (May 22, 2007)
Missiles Hit Home Of Hamas Lawmaker (May 21, 2007)
Israel Fires Rockets at Home of Hamas Lawmaker, Killing 8 (May 20, 2007)
Israel Hits Gaza as Factions Battle (May 19, 2007)
Fatah Troops Enter Gaza With Israeli Assent (May 18, 2007)
Gaza Fighting Intensifies, Leaving at Least 21 Dead (May 17, 2007)
Israeli Protesters Demand That Prime Minister Resign (May 4, 2007)
Israeli Premier Rebuffs Rebellion Within Party (May 3, 2007)
Calls Mount for Olmert to Step Down (May 2, 2007)
Official Panel Accuses Israeli Leaders Of Multiple Failures in Lebanon War (May 1, 2007)
Yeshiva Students Find Second Refuge at Gym (April 28, 2007)
Hamas Fires Missiles Into Israel (April 25, 2007)
Palestinian Government Shows Strains as Interior Minister Seeks to Quit (April 24, 2007)
Hamas Calls For Revenge In Killing of Palestinians (April 23, 2007)
A Nation Honors Scientist and Teacher Whose Selflessness 'Gave Life to Many' (April 21, 2007)
In Mideast, a Growing Linguistic Divide (April 1, 2007)
Sewage Flood Kills 4 In Gaza (March 28, 2007)
For Gaza, a Question of Responsibility (March 21, 2007)
Hamas Fighters Wound Israeli Worker, Breaking 4-Month Truce in Gaza (March 20, 2007)
Israel Rebuffs Palestinian Unity Government (March 19, 2007)
Palestinian Legislators Approve Unity Cabinet (March 18, 2007)
Unity Cabinet Offered By Palestinian Premier (March 16, 2007)
Olmert, Abbas Hold Talks (March 12, 2007)
Israel Revisited (March 11, 2007)
A Shared History, a Different Conclusion (March 11, 2007)
Under Pressure, Palestinian Territories Pull Apart (March 10, 2007)
Hamas and Fatah Act to Clear Way For Palestinian Unity Government (February 16, 2007)
Jewish Inroads in Muslim Quarter (February 11, 2007)
Palestinians Riot at Jerusalem Shrine (February 10, 2007)
Palestinians Reach Deal on a Government (February 9, 2007)
18 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Fighting (February 3, 2007)
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Israel's Eilat Resort (January 29, 2007)
In First, Arab Muslim Joins Israeli Cabinet (January 29, 2007)
Israeli Parliament Suspends President (January 25, 2007)
Israeli President Seeks Time Off As Criminal Case Is Considered (January 25, 2007)
Indictment Of Israeli President To Be Sought (January 24, 2007)
Israel Sends Promised $100 Million To Abbas (January 20, 2007)
Its Decor Is Humble, Its Hummus First-Class (January 18, 2007)
Israeli Head Of Military Quits After War Critique (January 17, 2007)
Israeli Arrest Raid in West Bank Kills 4 Palestinians (January 5, 2007)
5 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Strip (January 4, 2007)
Teddy Kollek; Served Nearly 3 Decades As Jerusalem Mayor (January 3, 2007)
Factional Battles in Gaza Leave at Least Six Dead (December 20, 2006)
Battling Palestinian Factions Agree to End Hostilities (December 18, 2006)
Subversive Palestinian Cartoons Reflect New Political Introspection (December 17, 2006)
Hamas Rejects Plan by Abbas To Call Elections (December 17, 2006)
Violence Builds Between Palestinian Factions (December 16, 2006)
Palestinian Premier Barred at Border (December 15, 2006)
Israeli High Court Backs Military On Its Policy of 'Targeted Killings' (December 15, 2006)
Court Lets Palestinians Sue Israeli Military (December 13, 2006)
Three Children Of Palestinian Intelligence Official Slain (December 12, 2006)
Abbas Ponders Call For Early Elections (December 10, 2006)
Proposals Draw Sharply Divided Reactions in Mideast (December 8, 2006)
Textbooks In Israel to Designate West Bank (December 6, 2006)
Gaza Truce Won't Be Widened to West Bank (December 4, 2006)
Zubin Mehta's Harmonics of Diplomacy (December 3, 2006)
Tentative Deal Is Reached To Halt Fighting in Gaza (November 26, 2006)
West Bank Settlements Often Use Private Palestinian Land, Study Says (November 22, 2006)
Palestinian Rocket Fire Kills Israeli Woman (November 16, 2006)
Candidate for Palestinian Premier Emerges (November 14, 2006)
At Mass Burial For Gaza Family, Sadness and Fury (November 10, 2006)
'Shells Kept Falling' On Gaza Apartment, Killing 17 in Family (November 9, 2006)
Israel Withdraws Most Forces From Gaza Strip (November 8, 2006)
At Least 14 Palestinians Die in Israeli Raids (November 4, 2006)
In Wake of War, Israel Steps Up Effort Against Gaza Tunnels (November 4, 2006)
Israeli Troops Spark Clashes In Gaza Strip (November 2, 2006)
Golan Heights Land, Lifestyle Lure Settlers (October 30, 2006)
At Least Six Palestinians Die in Clashes With Israel (October 24, 2006)
Stricter Policy Splits West Bank Families (October 23, 2006)
Israeli War Plan Had No Exit Strategy (October 21, 2006)
Israeli Forces Conducting Raids Kill Four Palestinians in West Bank (October 18, 2006)
At Least 12 Palestinians Killed by Israelis in Gaza Fighting (October 13, 2006)
Israeli Forces Kill at Least 7 Palestinians in Gaza Fighting (October 13, 2006)
West Bank Weddings Losing Some of Their Bling (October 8, 2006)
At Least 6 Die As Palestinian Movements Clash in Gaza (October 2, 2006)
War Turns the Tide For Israeli Settlers (September 25, 2006)
Five Palestinians Killed in Gaza; Rockets Fired Into Israel (September 22, 2006)
For Zionism's Heirs, a Test Of Will (September 21, 2006)
Israel Approves Investigation into Lebanon War (September 17, 2006)
Israelis Lose Faith in New Generation Of Leaders (September 17, 2006)
More Palestinians Urging an End To Paralyzed Governing Authority (September 13, 2006)
In Elite Chess World, A Grandmaster's Flash (September 12, 2006)
Abbas Announces Deal With Hamas (September 12, 2006)
Israel Lifts Blockade of Air Access To Lebanon (September 8, 2006)
Israel to End Blockade of Lebanon (September 7, 2006)
Israel Rebuffs U.N. on Blockade (August 31, 2006)
Olmert Orders Limited War Probe (August 29, 2006)
Israelis, Hezbollah Keep Up Attacks (July 28, 2006)
Hezbollah Proves a Formidable Foe (July 27, 2006)
Israeli Airstrike Hits U.N. Outpost (July 26, 2006)
Air Strikes Hit Beirut; At Least 8 Die in Haifa (July 25, 2006)
Israel Fights To Secure Key Region In Lebanon (July 23, 2006)
Israeli Troops Feel Sense of Moral Clarity (July 22, 2006)
History Revisited in Lebanon Fighting (July 22, 2006)
Israel, Hezbollah Intensify Ground Conflict in Lebanon (July 21, 2006)
Missile War Is a New Challenge To Israel's Long Rule of the Sky (July 19, 2006)
In Nazareth, Arab Israelis Now at Risk (July 18, 2006)
Siege Is Met With Stoicism in Haifa (July 17, 2006)
Dual Crises Test Olmert as Leader (July 15, 2006)
Israel Blockades, Bombs Lebanon While Hezbollah Rains Rocket Fire (July 14, 2006)
Hezbollah Raid Opens 2nd Front for Israel (July 13, 2006)
Frustration in Northern Israel (July 13, 2006)
Israeli Leader Defends Incursion Into Gaza (July 11, 2006)
Israelis Withdraw From North Gaza (July 9, 2006)
Palestinians Dig In as Israel Advances (July 8, 2006)
Israeli Tanks Meet Fierce Resistance (July 7, 2006)
Preparing for Battle And Its Victims In a Palestinian City (July 7, 2006)
Israelis Push Into Gaza, Clash With Gunmen (July 6, 2006)
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Ministry, School (July 5, 2006)
Israeli Troops Move Into Gaza (June 28, 2006)

