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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Muslim Brotherhood at the Crossroads

Muslim Brotherhood at the Crossroads | The Middle East continues to constantly provide dramatic events in different areas – in Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq and other places. However, I would like to divert your attention...

Sixty-Six Egyptian Fishermen, Yemen and Instability in the Middle-East

Sixty-Six Egyptian Fishermen, Yemen and Instability in the Middle-East | Pay attention to the recent developments in Yemen, an Arab State with a population of 23,000,000 people. Yemen is located on the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (sometimes...

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...

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New Paramilitaries & Rising Violence In The West Bank Ft. Avi Melamed & Amb. Feda Abdelhady Nasser | PINDROP WORLD NEWS PODCAST

New Paramilitaries & Rising Violence in the West Bank ft. Avi Melamed & Amb. Feda Abdelhady Nasser | PINDROP World News Podcast | aired...

Video of Exploding Barrels

Video of Exploding Barrels In the war in Syria Assad’s forces are indiscriminately shelling Syrian cities and towns.  Syrian civilians claim that helicopters of the...

Who is behind the attack on Israel from Lebanon? | BBC NEWS

Who is behind the attack on Israel from Lebanon? | Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official and senior adviser on Arab affairs shares...

Iran not using Hezbollah to respond to Syria strike out of fear of proxy ‘destruction’ | EXPRESS UK

Iran not using Hezbollah to respond to Syria strike out of fear of proxy 'destruction' | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Aurora Bosotti for...

ALEX VATANKA’S RESOURCES

> Sources on Middle Eastern Politics < Mr Vatanka's articles can be found at www.vatanka.com or here: https://mei.edu/person/alex-vatanka/ Debates “inside” of Iran about regime’s policies on US, Israel,...