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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The Alliance of Fear in Lebanon

The Alliance of Fear in Lebanon As the war in Syria percolates into Lebanon and Iraq, turning into a massive Sunni-Shiite collision, it is worthwhile to take a close look at another factor in Lebanon –...

The Spider Caught in its Own Web

The Spider Caught in its Own Web Since late 2011, I have been outlining a scenario in which Hezbollah in Lebanon would find itself in a violent confrontation with a Sunni Syrian-Lebanese crescent. These very days –...

The Syrian Stalingrad

The Syrian Stalingrad | Intelligence Bulletin ******* Information Date: May 22 2013 Event Date: Now and Ongoing Information Item: The Syrian Stalingrad Information Platform: Various Source: Varied Source Reliability: Reliable Information Validity: Valid Relevant Information: In October 2012 I wrote an article entitled “Pay Attention...

One Israeli Soldier Impacts the Arab World

One Israeli Soldier Impacts the Arab World In June 2006 the Palestinian organization, Hamas, abducted Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier. Shalit was held in captivity inside the Gaza Strip for more than five years. During this period of...

Israel Opening Its Doors to Syrian Refugees?

Israel Opening Its Doors to Syrian Refugees? | Immediate Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: May 11, 2013 Event Date: May 10, 2013               Information Item: Israel Allowing Syrian Civilians to Enter Israel       Information Platform: Arab source Source: Random Source Reliability: Unknown Information...

Syrian Refugees Intelligence Bulletin

Syrian Refugees | Intelligence Bulletin ***** Information Date: Accumulating Event Date: Ongoing Information Item: The Sexual Exploitation of Refugee Syrian Girls Information Platform: Varied Source: Varied Source reliability: Reliable Information validity:  Valid Relevant information: One of the outcomes of the war in Syria is a huge influx of Syrian refugees both inside and outside Syria. According...

Rockets Expert Killed in Israeli Air Strike in Gaza

Rockets Expert Killed in Israeli Air Strike in Gaza | Intelligence Bulletin ******* Information Date: April 30 2013 Event Date: April 30 2013 Information Item: Rockets Expert Killed in Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Information Platform: Media Source: Variety Source Reliability: Reliable Information Validity: Valid Relevant Information: The militant killed was involved in recent...

Iranian Soldiers Carry Passports to Heaven – Intelligence Bulletin

Iranian Soldiers Carry Passports to Heaven | Intelligence Bulletin ******* Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: April 14, 2013 Event Date: Recent – Specific Date Unknown Information Item: Iranian Soldiers in Syria carry “Passports to Heaven” Information Platform: Arab Media, Visual Source: Ahrar Al Sham Group...

Iraq is on the Verge of a Violent Sunni–Shiite Confrontation

Iraq is on the Verge of a Violent Sunni–Shiite Confrontation | Immediate Intelligence Bulletin ******* Information Date: March 20, 2013 Event Date: March 2013 Information: Iraq is on the verge of a violent Sunni–Shiite confrontation Information Details: According to varied neutral sources, the Sunni tribal...

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Hamas, Jihad Islamique, Hezbollah – Le sommet des proxy Iranien à Beyrouth | I24 NEWS

Hamas, Jihad Islamique, Hezbollah - Le sommet des proxy Iranien à Beyrouth | Avi Melamed sur I24 News - 25.10.2023" in courtesy of i24NEWS hamasattack...

Umm Kulthum: The Greatest Arab Singer and Israel | #AiTME 39

Umm Kulthum: The Greatest Arab Singer and Israel | #AiTME Ep39 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. Every culture has its...

Netanyahu elude el “mea culpa” por los fallos en detectar el ataque de Hamás en Israel | EFE

Avi Melamed quoted by Sara Gómez Armas in the article For EFE, "Netanyahu elude el "mea culpa" por los fallos en detectar el ataque...

The Red Sea and Jordanian Borders

Eilat, one of the most strategic and least explored security regions in Israel Eilat borders Jordan – Israel’s most peaceful border, the Sinai desert –...
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Israel UNDER FIRE: Iran Opens NEW FRONT in Yemen; Israel “At Gates” of Gaza City | THE WATCHMAN

Avi Melamed joined The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck | Israel UNDER FIRE: Iran Opens NEW FRONT in Yemen; Israel “At Gates” of Gaza City. The...