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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What is Salafi Jihadi Ideology?

What is Salafi Jihadi Ideology? The word “Salaf” means the past of something, its origin, its roots, its primal source. The origins of Salafi thought are deep in the sands of the Arabian Peninsula. Salafi thinkers...

Terror Attack at the Temple Mount Compound: Regional Reactions

Terror Attack at the Temple Mount Compound: Regional Reactions (** This is an immediate Bulletin. I will publish a more detailed Intelligence Report over the next few days **) Information: On Friday July 14, 2017, three Israeli-Arabs opened...

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin – Arab News Platforms Echo Reports ISIS Leader Dead

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin – Arab News Platforms Echo Reports ISIS Leader Dead *** Immediate Intelligence Bulletin *** Arab News Platforms Echo Reports ISIS Leader Dead Information: According to information echoed on July 11, 2017 on some Arab news platforms. ISIS...

The Concept of Greater Jordan and the Creation of a Safe-Zone in South Syria

Intelligence Report: The Concept of Greater Jordan and the Creation of a Safe-Zone in South Syria Information: Reportedly in June 2017 the United States, Russia and Jordan signed a memorandum establishing a “Safe-Zone” in southern Syria –...

Tasting the Bitter Pill of Reality: Hamas’ New Political Pact

Tasting the Bitter Pill of Reality: Hamas’ New Political Pact Information: In August 2014 I published an article entitled “Operation Protective Edge: Exiting to a New Space” in which  I analyzed the ramifications of the summer of...

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin: Senior Syrian or Hezbollah Military Commander Reportedly killed in Israeli air strike in the Golan Heights

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin: Senior Syrian or Hezbollah Military Commander Reportedly killed in Israeli air strike in the Golan Heights ******* Date Report Published: March 19,2017 Information: Senior Syrian or Hezbollah Military Commander Reportedly killed in Israeli air strike...

A Prediction Materialized: Iranian Proxy Vows to “Fight to Liberate the Golan Heights”

Intelligence Bulletin: A Prediction Materialized: Iranian Proxy Vows to “Fight to liberate the Golan Heights” Information: In my January 2017 article “A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama “ I made the following prediction...

A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama

A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama On June 4, 2009 the President of the United States, Barack Obama, delivered a speech at Cairo University entitled “A New Beginning” in which...

Lebanon: No Land for Beginning Politicians

Lebanon: No Land for Beginning Politicians On October 31st 2016, 81-year-old, General Michele ‘Aoun, former Chief of Staff of the Lebanese Armed Forces was nominated by the Lebanese Parliament as the new President of Lebanon. In December 2016,...

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Why Israel Wants Military Offensive In Rafah? Will This End The Gaza War? | CNN NEWS 18 – INDIA

Why Israel Wants Military Offensive In Rafah? Will This End The Gaza War? | Avi Melamed quoted by Shilpy Bisht for CNN NEWS...

What Price Will Iran Pay For Supporting Hamas? | CNN NEWS 18 – INDIA

What price will Iran Pay for supporting Hamas? | Hamas/Israel War Day 4 | Interview of Avi Melamed for CNN NEWS 18 - INDIA...

Naming Terrorist Behind Oct. 7 Attack As New Hamas Leader Won’t Turn Tide Of Gaza War | DAILY CALLER

Naming Terrorist Behind Oct. 7 Attack As New Hamas Leader Won’t Turn Tide Of Gaza War | Avi Melamed's insights quoted in this article...

Israel can’t take out Iran nuclear facility without US | STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS

Israel can’t take out Iran nuclear facility without US | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Ryan Robertson (Anchor), STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS. https://youtu.be/oHvFFTpfJeA President Donald Trump is facing...