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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Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions – Wrong for Everyone

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions – Wrong for Everyone | Over my last two weeks in the US on a Speaking Tour sponsored by the Friends of the IDF many people, asked me about my thoughts regarding BDS. So I have...

Rethinking the Middle East – Will the Western Media Rise to the Challenge?

Rethinking the Middle East – Will the Western Media Rise to the Challenge? I was asked to give a speech yesterday in New York about media coverage regarding Israel. Here is the text of the speech. My...

Hamas Breathes a Sigh of Relief

Hamas Breathes a Sigh of Relief | The next line will probably astonish many people. When Israel formally announced that the IDF kidnapped Officer, Hadar Goldin, was pronounced dead – Hamas breathed a sigh of...

אנחת הרווחה המפתיעה של חמאס

אנחת הרווחה המפתיעה של חמאס המשפט הבא יפתיע רבים. עם ההכרזה הרשמית על מותו בקרב של סגן הדר גולדין ז”ל, נשמעת אנחת רווחה גדולה: היא מגיעה לא פחות ולא יותר מאשר מחמאס עצמו. הקביעה הזו נשמעת כמעט הזויה....

Operation Protective Edge – Light at the End of Tunnel

Operation Protective Edge – Light at the End of Tunnel | A potential for a positive strategic change for Israelis and Palestinians by Avi Melamed This article is written in the midst of a fierce war between...

מבצע “צוק איתן”: אור בקצה המנהרה

מבצע “צוק איתן”: אור בקצה המנהרה מבצע “צוק איתן” : אור בקצה המנהרה סיכוי לשינוי אסטרטגי חיובי עבור ישראל והפלסטינים אבי מלמד הדברים הללו נכתבים בעיצומו של מבצע “צוק איתן” אבל כבר עתה ניתן לקבוע לדעתי כי למבצע “צוק...

Muqawama, Money, Missiles

Muqawama, Money, Missiles | The current round of violence between Israel and Hamas is caused by the simplest reason imaginable, yet very few are aware of it. MONEY. Let’s start with a clarification. Today, the real...

The War in Syria – A Mutual Chokehold

The War in Syria – A Mutual Chokehold | Pay attention to the Syrian town of Tfail. Tfail is a Lebanese enclave located in the Al-Kalmun mountain range in Syria about a mile away from the Lebanese border. It is a...

Navigating the Iraqi Labyrinth

Navigating the Iraqi Labyrinth | The Al-Anbar Province is the western part of Iraq. It begins in Bagdad and its borders are Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Area-wise it is the largest province in Iraq with...

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Operation Pillar of Defense

Operation Pillar of Defense We are clearly in the midst of an escalation in the latest round of violence between Israel and the Palestinian organizations based in The Gaza Strip. Yet,...

Hostages Taken As Hamas Launches Biggest Attack On Israel In Years | SKY NEWS

Hostages taken as Hamas launches biggest attack on Israel in years | SKY NEWS | "Hamas is insisting to be the one that is...

SPEAKING TOUR FALL 2025

THE ROAD TO ITME-ON-THE-ROAD-360! In May 2023, we launched ITME-ON-THE-ROAD, a partnership with the JCC Association of North America, and in February 2024, we launched...

2015, Anyone? Biden Administration’s Efforts Against Netanyahu Looked Doomed to Fail | TOWNHALL

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “2015, Anyone? Biden Administration's Efforts Against Netanyahu Looked Doomed to Fail", an article by Rebecca Downs  for TOWNHALL. Just as...