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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Lessons from the “Good Tree” School Tragedy | #AiTME Ep33

Lessons from the "Good Tree" School Tragedy: Protecting Civilians from Military Exploitation | #AiTME Ep33 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. On the first day of Operation EPIC Fury, an...

Lessons from the “Good Tree” School Tragedy | Avi Melamed

Lessons from the "Good Tree" School Tragedy: Protecting Civilians from Military Exploitation | An article by Avi Melamed. On the first day of Operation EPIC Fury, an elementary school for girls known as The Good Tree...

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 Understanding has produced a wide range of interpretations across the Arab...

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia’s Defense of Staying Out of the War | Avi Melamed

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia's Defense of Staying Out of the War | An article by Avi Melamed. Against the backdrop of reports that the United States and Iran are nearing an agreement...

Gaza And The Politics Of Ambiguity | Avi Melamed

Gaza And The Politics Of Ambiguity | An article by Avi Melamed. Avi Melamed shares an article by Arab journalist Tawfiq al-Razin titled: “When Truth Becomes Unrecognizable: Gaza and the Collapse of the Global Order of...

Iranian-Backed Terror Network In Europe Exposed | Avi Melamed

Iranian-Backed Terror Network In Europe Exposed | #AiTME Ep29 | An article by Avi Melamed. The United States has announced the arrest of an Iraqi national named Mohammed Baqer al-Saadi, described as a senior figure in...

Arab Commentators About the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding | #AiTME Ep32

Arab Commentators About the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding | #AiTME Ep32 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. The flood of commentary surrounding the newly announced U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding has...

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia’s Defense of Staying Out of the War | #AiTME Ep31

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia's Defense of Staying Out of the War | #AiTME Ep31 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. Against the backdrop of reports that...

Gaza And The Politics Of Ambiguity | #AiTME Ep30

Gaza And The Politics Of Ambiguity | #AiTME Ep30 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. Avi Melamed shares an article by Arab journalist Tawfiq al-Razin titled: “When Truth Becomes Unrecognizable:...

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Avi Melamed in ALL-ISRAEL NEWS

Another read for the weekend, find Avi Melamed ’s insights about the explosions in Jerusalem, quoted in the All-Israel News online newspaper in the article...

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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...

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