Avi Melamed

Avi Melamed is an expert on current affairs in the Arab & Muslim World and their impact on Israel & the Middle East. A former Israeli Intelligence Official & Senior Official on Arab Affairs, Fluent in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, he has held high-risk Government, Senior Advisory, Intelligence & Counter-Terrorist intelligence positions in Arab cities & communities - often in very sensitive times - on behalf of Israeli Government agencies. He is the Founder & CEO of Inside the Middle East | Intelligence Perspectives - an apolitical non-partisan curriculum using intelligence methodology to examine the Middle East. As an Author, Educator, Expert, and Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Avi provides Intelligence Analysis, Briefings, and Geopolitical Tours to diplomats, Israeli and foreign policymakers, global media outlets, and a wide variety of international businesses, organizations, and private clients on a range of Israel and Middle East Affairs.

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Bruised but undeterred: Iran braces for more risks in 2026 | IRAN INTERNATIONAL

Bruised but undeterred: Iran braces for more risks in 2026 | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Negar Mojtahedi, Canadian Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker, in this article & Podcast for IRAN INTERNATIONAL. Watch the Podcast interview...

Hamas’ October 7th Attack Plan – Analysis by Avi Melamed

Hamas' October 7th Attack Plan - Analysis | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai.  A handwritten Arabic document is once again circulating on social media. The document was originally published in...

Hamas’ October 7th Attack Plan – Analysis | AiTME #9

Hamas' October 7th Attack Plan - Analysis | AiTME #9 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai.  A handwritten Arabic document is once again circulating on social media. The document was...

SPEAKING TOUR 2026

THE ROAD TO ITME-ON-THE-ROAD-360! In May 2023, we launched ITME-ON-THE-ROAD, a partnership with the JCC Association of North America, and in February 2024, we launched a partnership with Hillel. Since launching these two national partnerships, ITME...

Iran wants to mass-produce missiles, Israel says it may strike again | STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS

Iran wants to mass-produce missiles, Israel says it may strike again | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Ryan Robertson (Anchor), STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS. When Israel and Iran entered a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire on June 24 after...

Between Mamdani’s Victory and the Arab Discourse: A Perspective | Avi Melamed

Between Mamdani’s Victory and the Arab Discourse:A Perspective | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. In his recent analysis, Avi Melamed offers a compelling look at the open and hidden dialogue...

Between Mamdani’s Victory and the Arab Discourse: A Perspective | AiTME #8

Between Mamdani’s Victory and the Arab Discourse:A Perspective | AiTME #8 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. In his recent analysis, Avi Melamed offers a compelling look at the open...

The Catch of Palestinian Ethos | Avi Melamed

The Catch of Palestinian Ethos | An article by Avi Melamed. Ahmad Abdul Wahab, Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of Commentary at the Egyptian news site Bawabat al-Akhbar, writes in an article titled “Hamas Is Losing the...

The Question of Hamas Disarmament | Avi Melamed

The Question of Hamas Disarmament | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. President Trump’s peace plan regarding Gaza includes an unequivocal demand that Hamas disarm. This demand is officially supported by...

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Arab Commentators About the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding | Avi Melamed

Arab Commentators About the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding | An article by Avi Melamed. The flood of commentary surrounding the newly announced U.S.–Iran Memorandum of...

The War in Syria Rages on Over 30,000 are Dead and the World Sits

The War in Syria Rages on Over 30,000 are Dead and the World Sits March 21, 2011 Avi writes an article Syria: The Wall of Fear is...

LEADERS & POLICY MAKERS

APOLITICAL, NON-PARTISAN, INTELLIGENCE-BASED MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION FOR POLICY MAKERS & LEADERS ITME teaches you to separate the wheat from the chaff, think critically, challenge popular...

غمر أنفاق غزة بمياه البحر.. وتحذيرات من مخاطر “ستمتد لأجيال” | ALHURRA

Avi Melamed analysis is quoted in “ غمر أنفاق غزة بمياه البحر.. وتحذيرات من مخاطر "ستمتد لأجيال" ” an article on Al-Hurra -...

Gilad Shalit Released

Gilad Shalit Released May 30, 2011 Avi is interviewed about the Israeli abducted soldier, Gilad Shalit. Here is what Avi said in an interview published at Euobserver.com : “I am cautiously optimistic.  Today...