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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A Prediction Materialized: Iranian Proxy Vows to “Fight to Liberate the Golan Heights”

Intelligence Bulletin: A Prediction Materialized: Iranian Proxy Vows to “Fight to liberate the Golan Heights” Information: In my January 2017 article “A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama “ I made the following prediction...

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 a speech at Cairo University entitled “A New Beginning” in which...

Lebanon: No Land for Beginning Politicians

Lebanon: No Land for Beginning Politicians On October 31st 2016, 81-year-old, General Michele ‘Aoun, former Chief of Staff of the Lebanese Armed Forces was nominated by the Lebanese Parliament as the new President of Lebanon. In December 2016,...

The Politics of Pragmatism – Jabhat Al-Nusrah Disembarking from Al-Qaeda

The Politics of Pragmatism – Jabhat Al-Nusrah Disembarking from Al-Qaeda Background: Jabhat al-Nusrah li-Ahl al-Sham (The Front for the Support of the People of Sham) is Al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria. Like Al-Qaeda, Jabhat Al-Nusrah is a Sunni Salafi-Jihadist organization. The word “Salaf”...

Do the Syrian Rebels in the Golan Heights have Surface-to-Surface Missiles?

Do the Syrian Rebels in the Golan Heights have Surface-to-Surface Missiles? Background: Similar to other areas in Syria, the Syrian District of Quneitra, which borders the Israeli part of the Golan Heights is a stage for ongoing...

Failed Military Coup in Turkey | President Recep & Mr. Erdoğan

Failed Military Coup in Turkey | President Recep & Mr. Erdoğan A military coup in Turkey (July 15-16, 2016) was oppressed and failed. Though crushed, the attempted coup, which was apparently led by some factors within the...

Intelligence Report | Harakat as-Sabeeren Nasran li-Filastin in the Gaza Strip

Intelligence Report | Harakat as-Sabeeren Nasran li-Filastin in the Gaza Strip General Background: The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn, most widely known as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is a Sunni Islamic group, established in the late...

Congratulations ITME3 | Eisenhower Institute

Congratulations ITME3 | Eisenhower Institute A few days ago the seventeen fellows – and now proud graduates – of the 2015-2016 Eisenhower Institute, Inside the Middle East: Intelligence Perspectives program, concluded eight months of studying and an...

A Realistic Solution To The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Forbes

A Realistic Solution To The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Here is our article published in Forbes…. A generation has passed since the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians. The Oslo Accords were guided...

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A Realistic Solution To The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Forbes

A Realistic Solution To The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Here is our article published in Forbes…. A generation has passed since the signing of the Oslo...

In First Original Series, “Izzy Stream” Plumbs Jerusalem Depths | The Seam-Line Docuseries | THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

"In First original series, "Izzy Stream" plumbs Jerusalem’s depths" | Article by Jessica-steinberg about the The Seam-Line, a five-part educational show about the politics...

Inside The Middle East | Entering A New Era – Briefing Based on Avi’s Newest Book!

BASED ON MY LATEST BOOK | INSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST | ENTERING A NEW ERA | Historical Framing Of The Middle East Nationalism In...

A View From The Region | How the Middle East Shapes the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

HOW THE MIDDLE EAST SHAPES THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT | A VIEW FROM THE REGION Build The Database Seeds of the Conflict Struggle for Identity, Path, and Direction...

جنرالات إسرائيليون سابقون يشككون في قدرة نتنياهو على مواصلة الحرب | MSHEIREB

Avi Melamed’s insights were quoted in this article “جنرالات إسرائيليون سابقون يشككون في قدرة نتنياهو على مواصلة الحرب in MSHEIREB | وقال...