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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PERSPECTIVES FROM A SYRIAN-BORN JOURNALIST

Our Regional Guest | Hayvi Bouzo | هيفي بوظو Former managing editor, at Beirut’s The Daily Star. Reporting from war zones in Lebanon and Iraq. Former headed the Washington Bureau...

LEBANON THE TRAGIC TRAJECTORY

Our Regional Guest | Hussain Abdul-Hussain | حسين عبد الحسين This Briefing room topic: Lebanon the tragic trajectory with the Former head of the Washington Bureau of Kuwaiti daily Alrai...

THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS

Our Regional Guest | Ahmed Obaid AlMansoori | احمد المنصوري Former member of the UAE Federal National Council, Founder, Crossroad of Civilizations Museum. Ahmed Obaid AlMansoori Former member of the United Arab Emirates...

EGYPT, TOWARDS A NEW STATEHOOD MODEL?

Our Regional Guest | Dalia Ziada | داليا زيادة  Founder and Director, Liberal Democracy Institute Dalia Ziada is an award-winning Egyptian human rights activist and author/writer. She is the author...

THE COUP IN SUDAN A POWER STRUGGLE OVER SUDAN’S FUTURE

" Coup In Sudan A Power Struggle Over Sudan's Future " Our Regional Guest | Mohamed Abu Bakr | محمد أبو بكرPresident, The African Middle Eastern Leadership Project (AMEL) The Coup In Sudan...
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Understanding the Israel-Gaza War (May 10 – 21, 2021) | Is There A Winner?

Understanding the Israel-Gaza War (May 10 – 21, 2021) | Is There A Winner? This series of videos analyze the latest war between Israel and the Islamist groups in Gaza – namely Hamas and Islamic Jihad...
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The Israel-Gaza War | My Message to Western Leaders

This message to Western Leaders follows a series of seven videos in which I outlined the events leading up to the Israel-Gaza War 2021. https://youtu.be/qSQf1flGc5U https://youtu.be/JEOgB771Pq8 If you would like to understand some of the concepts I discuss...
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Israel – A Third Intifada on the Rise? | PODCAST

Israel - A Third Intifada on the Rise? | Alma’s Ibrahim Abu Ahmad and intelligence analyst and Avi Melamed, founder of Inside The Middle East Intelligence Perspectives (ITME) discuss the developments in Sheikh Jarrah, Al...
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Avi Melamed Interview | I24 NEWS Arabic

Avi Melamed analyzing & discussing the latest events in Israel, the West Bank & Gaza for I24 News Arabic | May 2021 https://youtu.be/W5WixCdImCE i24NEWS is an Israeli-based international 24-hour news television channel located in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel. It broadcasts in French, English, and Arabic. English...

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Netanyahu’s ‘Day After’ Memo Isn’t a Plan, But It’s a Start | BLOOMBERG

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Netanyahu’s ‘Day After’ Memo Isn’t a Plan, But It’s a Start", an article by Marc Champion for BLOOMBERG. According to...

Sr. Hamas Leaders Declare Hamas will take no part in a war between Israel and Iran

Sr. Hamas Leaders Declare Hamas will take no part in a war between Israel and Iran March 1, 2012 Avi publishes an article Is war in the...

‘I love Gaza’ sign is crushed under armoured vehicle as Israel takes control of Rafah crossing in ‘death sentence for Gazans’ after Netanyahu rejects...

'I love Gaza' sign is crushed under armoured vehicle as Israel takes control of Rafah crossing in 'death sentence for Gazans' after Netanyahu rejects...

What’s changed since the ground war in 2006? | BBC NEWS

What’s changed since the ground war in 2006? | Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official and senior adviser on Arab affairs shares his...

2022 World Cup in Qatar, the title match is idealpolitik vs. realpolitik | USA TODAY

At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the title match is idealpolitik vs realpolitik Originally published in USA Today | 2022 November 18...