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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Soldier on the Chessboard

Soldier on the Chessboard | Lebanese authorities announced that Majid Al-Majid (his full name is Majid bin Muhammad Majid al-Qahtani), the leader of the Abdullah Azzam Brigade Jihadist group and the top Al-Qaeda commander in...

One Move on the Chess Board

One Move on the Chess Board | The Iranian regime has very good reasons to be satisfied with the interim agreement signed recently in Geneva: The Iranian regime played their cards right. The Iranians came to...

Secret of the Spinning Wheels

Secret of the Spinning Wheels | The Middle East is a complex structure of wheels which spin one another. Normally, a small wheel spins a bigger one.  In the Middle East however, sometimes it is...

Where is the Leader of Jabhat Al-Nusrah in Syria? INTELLIGENCE BULETIN

Where is the Leader of Jabhat Al-Nusrah in Syria? INTELLIGENCE BULETIN ******* Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: October 26, 2013 Event Date: October 25, 2013 Information Item: Leader of Jabhat Al- Nusrah killed in Syria? Information Platform: Varied Source: Vary Source Reliability: Unknown Spring: Syrian...

Are we Facing an Immediate Outbreak of Violence in the Gaza Strip?

Are we Facing an Immediate Outbreak of Violence in the Gaza Strip? | Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: October 22, 2013 Event Date: October 22, 2013 Information Item: Are we facing an immediate outbreak of violence in the Gaza  Strip? Information...

Desperate Situation in Syria Reports of People Eating Cats and Dogs

Desperate Situation in Syria Reports of People Eating Cats & Dogs | Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: October 15, 2013 Event Date: Ongoing Information Item: The siege forces Syrians in Damascus to eat cats, dogs and donkeys Information...

Coming to The US

Coming to The US Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to inform you that I will be in the USA during the second part of September for a short lecture tour focusing on the current events in the Arab World and their impact on...

Countdown to an Attack on Syria: Tomahawks and Smoke Signals

Countdown to an Attack on Syria: Tomahawks and Smoke Signals As a Western coalition (including Turkey) military strike, led by the USA, targeting the Assad regime in Syria seems inevitable, a delicate and complex process of â€œmessage...

On The Edge of The Cliff

On The Edge of The Cliff | Intelligence Bulletin ****** Information Date: August 23, 2013 Event Date: August 23, 2013 Information Item: Lethal Attacks on Sunni Mosques in Northern Lebanon Information Platform: Various Source: Varied Source Reliability: Confirmed Spring: Varied Spring Reliability: Reliable Relevant Information: Two explosions...

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Extended Intelligence Report – July 2017 Temple Mount Compound Crisis: Regional Perspectives

Extended Intelligence Report – July 2017 Temple Mount Compound Crisis: Regional Perspectives On July 16, 2017 I wrote an Intelligence Bulletin â€“ The Attack on The Temple...

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...
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Israelis Warn Tensions Are Growing With Iran | VOA NEWS

Avi Melamed provides insights on the tensions Growing with Iran for Linda Gradstein on VOA News (Voice of America) https://youtu.be/0JgtynmcXRs Avi Melamed provides insights on the...

The Uprising In Iran | A Struggle Over Identity – This Is Why | USA TODAY

The Uprising in Iran is a Struggle Over Identity | This is Why, Originally published in USA Today | November 30, 2022, as well...