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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Operation Protective Edge: Exiting to a New Space

Operation Protective Edge: Exiting to a New Space This is the English version of the Hebrew article I posted yesterday. In my article Operation Protective Edge – Light at the End of Tunnel that I published on July 22,...

מבצע “צוק איתן” – יוצאים למרחב חדש

מבצע “צוק איתן” – יוצאים למרחב חדש ב- 22 יולי, בשלביו המוקדמים של מבצע “צוק איתן”, פרסמתי מאמר בכותרת “האם יש אור בקצה המנהרה” ובו קבעתי את הדברים העיקריים הבאים א) סבב זה מציע פוטנציאל לשינוי אסטרטגי חיובי...

האם נהרג מחמד דף המפקד של גדודי עז א- דין אלקסאם

האם נהרג מחמד דף המפקד של גדודי עז א- דין אלקסאם ************   אשגר מודיעין   ************ ?האם נהרג מחמד דף המפקד של גדודי עז א- דין אלקסאם נכון לכתיבת דווח זה לא ברור האם מחמד דף, מפקד גדודי עז...

Was the Military supreme commander of Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades killed?

Was the Military supreme commander of Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades killed? At the time this report is being written, the fate of Mohammed Deif, the Supreme Commander of the Izz A-Din Al-Qaasam Brigades, who was targeted...

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...

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Israel – Hamas Prisoner Swap Deal: Arab Perspectives

Israel – Hamas Prisoner Swap Deal: Arab Perspectives About 3 years ago, Khaled Mashal (also known as Abu Walid) the leader of Hamas in Damascus,...

路透社:哈瑪斯與以色列開戰 伊朗或感身陷兩難 | HK01 – HONG KONG

Avi Melamed insights quoted in the article by 藺思含 for HK01 - HONG KONG "路透社:哈瑪斯與以色列開戰 伊朗或感身陷兩難"

قراءة في الخطاب ” التعيس” لحسن نصر الله.. ساعة ونصف من الهرج والثرثرة وتبرئة حزب الله من حرب غزة” | MAREB-PRESS

Avi Melamed analysis is quoted in "قراءة في الخطاب '' التعيس'' لحسن نصر الله.. ساعة ونصف من الهرج والثرثرة وتبرئة حزب الله من...

Daybreak Attack By Hamas From Gaza Into The South Of Israel – Weekly Briefing | COUNTERFIRE.org

Avi Melamed’s insights about "The daybreak attack by Hamas from Gaza into the south of Israel" were quoted in this article by Lindsey German. Read...

The Eastern Mediterranean: The Civil War in Libya & Turkish-Egyptian Tensions Deepen

The Eastern Mediterranean: The Civil War in Libya & Turkish-Egyptian Tensions Deepen An update to my article on Zoom-In on the Middle East | December 15,...