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 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...

Al Qaeda Intelligence Bulletin

Al Qaeda Intelligence Bulletin | Information Date: February 6, 2014 Event Date: February 3, 2014 Information Item: Al-Qaeda announces it has no connection to ISIS Information Platform: Osint Source: Web Source Reliability: Reliable Spring: As-Sahab Media Spring Reliability: Reliable Relevant Information: Al-Qaeda announced that...

Avi Melamed US Lecture Tour Spring 2014

Avi Melamed US Lecture Tour Spring 2014 | A New Middle East Requires a New Understanding. Events of an historic scale are rocking the Middle East. I have spent many years of my life in the...

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...

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Arab world ‘mocking’ Hezbollah after Israel strikes | STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS

Arab world ‘mocking’ Hezbollah after Israel strikes | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Ryan Robertson for STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS The Israel Defense Force delivered its...

Iraq is on the Verge of a Violent Sunni–Shiite Confrontation

Iraq is on the Verge of a Violent Sunni–Shiite Confrontation | Immediate Intelligence Bulletin ******* Information Date: March 20, 2013 Event Date: March 2013 Information: Iraq is on the verge of...

Session Six | THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT | A VIEW FROM THE REGION

Overview In this session, we’ll explore how the Middle East geopolitics impact the past, present, and future trajectory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. https://insidethemiddle-east.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/S6_GMT20250309-163735_Recording.transcript.vtt https://youtu.be/spO4m9p6E1w SESSION 6 |...

People of the Pod – Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – A New Perspective

People of the Pod - Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - A New Perspective | Click Here to Hear the Podcast @ People of the...

The end of Iran’s hegemonic vision will ripple across the Middle East in 2025 | USA TODAY

The end of Iran's hegemonic vision will ripple across the Middle East in 2025 | Avi Melamed special to the USA TODAY Network |...