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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The Sinai Peninsula: A Growing Strategic Threat

The Sinai Peninsula: A Growing Strategic Threat According to a one senior Egyptian analyst, the Rafah terror attack was planned over the course of three months by six  Jihadist and Takfir groups. One of the groups also...

Nasrallah is sending a message…..But to whom ??

Nasrallah is sending a message…..But to whom ?? Arab source reports that last week Hezbollah conducted the largest military ground maneuver exercise in its history.  The operation, held in the Beqa’a (the Lebanese valley) included 10,000 members...

Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ?

Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ? It seems as if Egypt is practicing a somewhat schizophrenic policy in the domestic and foreign arena.   On the one hand, senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in...

Egypt’s New Foreign Policy

Egypt’s New Foreign Policy February 3, 2012 Avi publishes an article Is the Israel Egypt Peace Treaty in Jeopardy?  in which he accurately foresees the foreign policy of Egypt’s new rule. Here is an excerpt from the article: “… the current Saudi-Egyptian alliance is crucial...

Hezbollah Sunni Tension Rises

Hezbollah Sunni Tension Rises March 1, 2012, Avi publishes and article Is war in the Middle East inevitable? In which he outlines the increasing probability of a violent collision between Hezbollah and the Sunnis in Syria and Lebanon following the downfall of the Assad regime in Syria.  “…The majority of Syrians are Sunnis....

Who is Nasrallah Really Afraid Of?

Who is Nasrallah Really Afraid Of? August 14, 2011 Avi Melamed wrote in his article The Middle East: Where Rhetoric is Rarely Reality: “…Nasrallah has been hiding underground since 2006. And he will keep on hiding.  Nasrallah knows that once...

Nasrallah Gets a Taste of his Own Bitter Medicine

Nasrallah Gets a Taste of his Own Bitter Medicine While the world continues to witness the ongoing tragedy in Syria, there is another “mini-drama” simultaneously taking place in that country which is significant. On May 22nd reports...

Iran: Anatomy of a Desperate Society

Iran: Anatomy of a Desperate Society In 1979 Rouhallah Ayatollah Khomeini sparked the Islamic revolution in Iran.  With that Revolution the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran came to end. The Islamic Revolution established a theocratic regime in Iran, or...

Nasrallah is finished in the Arab World

Nasrallah is finished in the Arab World August 14, 2011 Avi wrote an article The Middle East:  Where Rhetoric is Rarely Reality on the impending crash of Hezbollah’s image in the Arab world.  “…The growing intervention of Iran in the internal...

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إغراق أنفاق غزة بمياه البحر.. هل هو قابل للتطبيق وما هي مخاطره؟ | ALHURRA

Avi Melamed analysis is quoted in “ إغراق أنفاق غزة بمياه البحر.. هل هو قابل للتطبيق وما هي مخاطره؟ ” an article on Al-Hurra...

THE SEAM LINE DOCUSERIES On Jerusalem!

“The Seam Line” By ITME, Inside The Middle East, Avi Melamed, A Documentary Series On Jerusalem | Produced By Ayelet Ephrati, Directed By Eitan...

Israel confirma la muerte del jefe de Operaciones de Hizbulá en el bombardeo en Beirut | EFE

Israel confirma la muerte del jefe de Operaciones de Hizbulá en el bombardeo en Beirut | Avi Melamed quoted by Agencia Efe in this...

Avi Melamed’s Thoughts On The Growth Of The Abraham Accords| JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE

Avi Melamed’s thoughts on the growth of the Abraham Accords that appeared in the Jewish news press: https://www.jns.org/what-have-the-game-changing-abraham-accords-accomplished-after-2-years/ The Jewish News Syndicate is one of the...

Black is White, Up is Down: Master of distortion

Black is White, Up is Down: Master of distortion Mr. Abdel Bari Atwan is the Chief Editor of a very popular London based, Arab newspaper, Al-Quds...