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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Belly Dancing In Baghdad

Belly Dancing In Baghdad Information: On July 2, 2019, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abd al-Mahdi, issued Decree 237. Decree 237 makes the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) known as Al-Hashd al-Sha’abi, part of the Iraqi army. Going forward they will be...

A Symbolic Day for the The Muslim Brotherhood

A Symbolic Day for the The Muslim Brotherhood Muhammad Morsi (August 20, 1951 – June 17, 2019) On Monday June 17, 2019 former Egyptian President (June 2012 – July 2013) Muhammad Morsi passed away. Morsi was elected the...

A Significant Nomination in Iraq

A Significant Nomination in Iraq On Monday, June 24th the Iraqi Parliament approved the nomination of the following Ministers: General (Res.) Najah Hassan Ali al-Shammari to be Iraq’s Minister of Defense; Yassin Taher Hassan al-Yasiri to be...

A Dangerous Loop in The Arab (Persian) Gulf

A Dangerous Loop in The Arab (Persian) Gulf The downing of a U.S drone by Iran on June 20th and the restrained US response reflects a dangerous loop in the Arab Gulf which significantly increases the likelihood of...

Critical Day in the Arab (Persian) Gulf – June 20th, 2019

Critical Day in the Arab (Persian) Gulf – June 20th, 2019 Information: On June 20th Iran shot down an advanced US military drone over the Strait of Hormuz.  Iran argues the drone infiltrated Iranian territory.  The US denies...

Escalation in the Arab (Persian) Gulf: Observations, Evaluation, Prediction

Escalation in the Arab (Persian) Gulf: Observations, Evaluation, Prediction The attacks in the Arab (Persian) Gulf and Saudi Arabia on May 13 and 14 have raised the level of regional tension. The Yemen-based Houthis, Shi’ite militants backed by Iran,...

Al Haram Al Sharif & Al Aqsa

Al Haram Al Sharif & Al Aqsa The Temple Mountain Compound is known in Arabic as Al-Haram As-Sharif (The Noble Sacred Site). Al-Haram As-Sharif is the third most sacred place for Muslims after Mecca and Medina – both of...

Har Ha Bayit

Har Ha Bayit The Temple Mt. Compound is known in Hebrew as Har Ha Bayit (The Mountain of the Temple). Har Ha Bayit is the most sacred place for Jews. The ancient Jewish Temples were located inside the compound. Both...

Al Quds | Jerusalem

Al Quds | Jerusalem Al-Quds is the name in Arabic for Jerusalem. The word is taken from the Hebrew word for holy which is kadosh. Al-Quds and means “The Holy.”  On Al-Quds Day there are rallies, demonstrations, and programs...

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Tunnels in Gaza Are Boobytrapped by Hamas & Ready To Detonate Regardless of Palestinians Lives | I24 NEWS

Tunnels in Gaza Are Boobytrapped by Hamas & Ready To Detonate Regardless of Palestinians Lives | Avi Melamed on I24 News - 25.10.2023" in...

Israel’s Netanyahu Threatens To Turn Gaza Into “Deserted Island” | GLOBAL NATIONAL CANADA

Israel's Netanyahu Threatens To Turn Gaza Into "Deserted Island" | Avi Melamed analysis for GLOBAL NATIONAL (starts at 14:35) 1.1M views Premiered Oct 9, 2023...

Increasing Probability for Large-Scale Collision Between Israel & Iranian Proxies in 2019

Increasing Probability for Large-Scale Collision Between Israel & Iranian Proxies in Syria | 2019 INFORMATION: Another significant direct Israeli-Iranian military collision took place in Syria on January 20th and 21st, 2019. On January...

“سنغير الشرق الأوسط”.. كيف سيفعل نتانياهو ذلك؟ | ALHURRA

Avi Melamed analysis is quoted in “"سنغير الشرق الأوسط".. كيف سيفعل نتانياهو ذلك؟” an article by الحرة / خاص - واشنطن for ALHURRA. Source article...