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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Just Back From Nigeria

Just Back From Nigeria | Avi Melamed just returned from Abuja, Nigeria. Avi was invited by the Nigeria Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)*.to a National Security Conference to speak about the Middle East from an Intelligence and Geostrategic Perspective. The sponsors of the Conference, the Center...

Did Israelis Kill Leader of Iranian Revolutionary Guards?

Did Israelis Kill Leader of Iranian Revolutionary Guards? | Intelligence Bulletin March 16, 2013 ******* Information Date: March 16 2013 Information Item: Iranian General was killed by an Israeli Elite force in Beirut? Information Details: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards General Hassan Shatri who...

Clashes in Ain al-Hilweh, a Palestinian Refugee Camp in South Lebanon

Clashes in Ain al-Hilweh, a Palestinian Refugee Camp in South Lebanon | Intelligence Bulletin March 12, 2013 ******* Information Date: March 12, 2013 Event Date: March 11, 2013 Information Item: Clashes in Ain al-Hilweh, a Palestinian Refugee Camp in South Lebanon. Information...

Intelligence Bulletin – Are Egyptian officers being held hostage in the Gaza Strip?

Intelligence Bulletin – Are Egyptian officers being held hostage in the Gaza Strip? ******* Intelligence Bulletin Item: Egyptian officers being held hostage in the Gaza Strip? Information Date: 8/3/2013 Information: The wife of an Egyptian officer who was kidnapped in the Sinai...

Intelligence Bulletin – A New Armed Militia Formed In South Lebanon

Intelligence Bulletin – A new armed Militia formed in South Lebanon *******Intelligence Bulletin March 4, 2013 Information Item: A new armed Militia formed in South Lebanon Information Date: March 4. 2013 Information Details: A new armed militia has been formed in South...

Free Syrian Army gives ultimatum to Hezbollah

Free Syrian Army gives ultimatum to Hezbollah Immediate Intelligence Bulletin By: Avi Melamed Item: Free Syrian Army gives ultimatum to Hezbollah Information Date: 2/19/2013 Information: Tonight the Free Syrian Army Headquarters send out a formal ultimatum to Hezbollah in Lebanon demanding that Hezbollah stop shooting from Lebanon into Syria within 48 hours. According...

Did Assad’s Mother Die?

Did Assad’s Mother Die? Intelligence BulletinDid Assad’s Mother die? Information date: 2/18/2013 Information: Assad’s mother Amina Mahluf dies in Belhoul Specialty hospital in Dubai. Source: Neutral information platform Source reliability: Unknown Information validity: Unconfirmed Relevant information: According to different sources, Assad’s mother...

How, Where and When was the Iranian General Killed?

How, Where and When was the Iranian General Killed? According to reports, sometime between Wednesday and Thursday night (February 13-14) a senior Iranian official named Husam Chod Nuis described as “the Iranian President’s Representative in Lebanon” was killed...

Did A Senior Hezbollah Commander Escape an Assassination Plot?

Did A Senior Hezbollah Commander Escape an Assassination Plot? According to unconfirmed information, from a source I evaluate as fairly reliable, Wafiq Safa, the head of the “Central Liaison and Cooperation Committee” of Hezbollah in Lebanon, was injured at...

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Iran’s Lasting Denuclearization Unlikely Without Regime Change: Analysts | NTD NEWS

Iran’s Lasting Denuclearization Unlikely Without Regime Change - Middle East Expert | NTD NEWS with Geopolitical Analyst Avi Melamed. https://youtu.be/mE8QVGOMrug Iran’s Deterrence in Preventing...

Session Five | ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR | CONTEXT & REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Session Five | ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR | CONTEXT & REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES https://youtu.be/N85ziFitmZ0 Session Agenda Summary | Where We Left Off    Gaza – SHORT introduction    How Did We Get...
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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...
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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...

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...