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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GAZA PLAN How Trump plan to ‘Make Gaza Great Again’ could work | SUN UK

GAZA PLAN How Trump plan to ‘Make Gaza Great Again’ could work – costing BILLIONS & taking 20 years to create ‘Mid East Riviera’ | Ex-Israeli intelligence official Avi Melamed shares his insights in this...
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MASS EXODUS Israeli military draws up plans to relocate Palestinians after Trump scheme to turn Gaza into ‘Middle East Riviera’ | SUN UK

MASS EXODUS Israeli military draws up plans to relocate Palestinians after Trump scheme to turn Gaza into ‘Middle East Riviera’ | Ex-Israeli intelligence official Avi Melamed shares his insights in this interview by Aliki Kraterou,...

What Trump REALLY meant when he said the US would take over Gaza | Experts decipher US President’s plan … | DAILY MAIL

What Trump REALLY meant when he said the US would take over Gaza: Experts decipher US President's plan to turn destroyed Palestinian territory into the 'Riviera of the Middle East' | Avi Melamed quoted by...

Netanyahu gifts Trump a ‘golden pager’ during visit – in nod to stunning attack that took out Hezbollah terrorists | NEW YORK POST

Netanyahu gifts Trump a ‘golden pager’ during visit - in nod to stunning attack that took out Hezbollah terrorists | Avi Melamed quoted in this article by Isabel Keane | Published in the New York...
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Trump’s Gaza ‘takeover’ rankles America First conservatives, allies suggest negotiator-in-chief is at work | FOX NEWS

Trump's Gaza 'takeover' rankles America First conservatives, allies suggest negotiator-in-chief is at work | FOX NEWS | Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence quoted on Fox News. An Israeli official suggested that Trump’s idea may not...

Netanyahu gives Trump a golden pager, reminiscent of covert Israeli operation | STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS

Netanyahu gives Trump a golden pager, reminiscent of covert Israeli operation | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Ryan Robertson (Anchor), STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS. Despite public opposition to Trump’s proposal, some analysts, including former Israeli intelligence officer...

Gaza Map Shows What Territory Would Look Like Under US Control | NEWSWEEK

Gaza Map Shows What Territory Would Look Like Under US Control | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Jordan King and John Feng Reporter for NEWSWEEK. Former Israeli intelligence official and regional analyst...

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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...

Is Lebanon on the Verge of a Military Coup? | ALGEMEINER

This article was originally published in Algemeiner on July 22, 2021. https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/07/22/is-lebanon-on-the-verge-of-a-military-coup/  This article is also audio enabled A combination of sectarian politics, ethnic divide, animosity, and...

MEET THE FELLOWS | #C2

adi stern Adi Stern is an undergraduate researcher studying International Politics with a concentration in International Security and a minor in Arabic at Georgetown University’s...

The unseen leader: What Khamenei Jr’s absence reveals about IRGC’s role | IRAN INTERNATIONAL

The unseen leader: What Khamenei Jr’s absence reveals about IRGC’s role | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Negar Mojtahedi, Canadian Iranian journalist and documentary...

Crisis in Yemen: Significant Milestone

Crisis in Yemen: Significant Milestone | In October 2014 I published an article entitled “Sixty Six Egyptian Fisherman, Yemen, and Instability in The Middle...