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 & Israel | Avi Melamed on I24 NEWS

Avi talks on I24 News about events today around the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz hosting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and the struggle between Hamas and Fateh, the two largest Palestinian powers. https://youtu.be/86HaxbEefNM Avi...
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Iran Nuclear Negotiations in Vienna | Avi Melamed on I24 NEWS

Iran Nuclear Negotiations in Vienna | Avi Melamed on I24 News analysis of the resumption of talks in Vienna between Iran and the P5 +1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the European...
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Latest Wave Of Attacks In Jerusalem | Avi Melamed on I24 NEWS

Avi analyzes the latest wave of attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank and discusses talks between the UAE and Iran - should Israel be concerned? https://youtu.be/ENESlsXaSG0 i24NEWS is an Israeli-based international 24-hour news television channel located in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel. It...

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 corruption has brought Lebanon — the country once called the “Paris...
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Israel Foreign Minister State Visit to the UAE | I24 NEWS

In this interview for I24 News, I analyze Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's Foreign Minister - Yair Lapid's first State Visit to the UAE. https://youtu.be/x67SVlBlAFE In this interview for I24 News, I analyze Israeli Prime Minister Naftali...

ESCALATING TRAJECTORY OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ARENA

Our Regional Guest | Mohammed Najib This Briefing Room explores the reasons for the recent escalating trajectory of the Israeli-Palestinian arena and the impact of the escalation on the domestic and regional political arena and the public sphere. Mohammed...
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Rising Tensions – Are We On the Verge of Another Escalation? | I24 NEWS

Rising Tensions - Are We On the Verge of Another Escalation? By Avi Melamed for I24 NEWS.The delayed Jerusalem Day March of Flags that was supposed to take place on May 10, 2021, may go...
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Egypt & Gaza | Avi Melamed I24 News (English)

Why is Egypt so currently engaged with Gaza, will the ceasefire between Israel & Gaza hold? I explore all of these issues and others in this interview for I24 News. https://youtu.be/_ZM8K4CP1FI Why is Egypt so currently engaged...

ANCIENT JEWISH COMMUNITIES & THE NEW MIDDLE EAST

Our Regional Guest | Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, Chief Rabbi of Turkey, the founder and chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States. Rabbi Chitrik grew up in Safed, to a Chassidic family; his...

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Do the Syrian Rebels in the Golan Heights have Surface-to-Surface Missiles?

Do the Syrian Rebels in the Golan Heights have Surface-to-Surface Missiles? Background: Similar to other areas in Syria, the Syrian District of Quneitra, which borders the...

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Hezbollah says Hassan Nasrallah killed | VOA

Hezbollah says Hassan Nasrallah killed | Avi Melamed quoted by Scott Walterman in this article and Podcast for VOA | Voice of America -...