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 King of Bahrain to visit the Gaza Strip This Week?

The King of Bahrain to visit the Gaza Strip This Week? According to reports in the Arab media – which have been denied by official Bahraini spokesmen – the King of Bahrain will visit the Gaza...

Pay Attention to the Battle over Al-Qusayr in Syria

Pay Attention to the Battle over Al-Qusayr in Syria Accumulating reports indicate expanding Hezbollah military activity inside Syria – specifically west of the Syrian city of Al-Qusayr. The Syrian city of Al-Qusayr is located in a strategic position – eight miles...

Drone Games

Drone Games On October 11 I published an article Mysterious Blasts as Hezbollah Sinks in the Syrian Mud.  This article is a follow-up to that piece. On October 6 Hezbollah, a Lebanese organization, launched a drone which infiltrated...

Saudi Arabian Daily Okaz Confirms my October 13 article Hezbollah Launched Rockets on Syrian City

Saudi Arabian Daily Okaz Confirms my October 13 article Hezbollah Launched Rockets on Syrian City On Sunday, October 14 I wrote a short piece Hezbollah Launched Rocket Attack on Syrian City announcing that Hezbollah had launched a rocket...

The Gaza Strip – Mercedes Benz and iPhone 5’s

The Gaza Strip – Mercedes Benz and iPhone 5’s On October 7, 2012 the Estelle (boat) left Naples, Italy heading for the Gaza Strip. Reportedly, the boat is carrying goods for the people of Gaza like games,...

Emerging Axis Signaling a More Pragmatic Hamas?

Emerging Axis Signaling a More Pragmatic Hamas? The Emirate of Qatar formally announced its intention to invest $254,000,000 in the Gaza Strip.  The money will be used to build a new hospital, new residential projects, new...

London, New York, Paris…and The Gaza Strip

London, New York, Paris…and The Gaza Strip Apparently some areas in The Gaza Strip are in good company. According to the article published on Arabic news website, hadhara.net, entitled “In Central Gaza $20,000 a Square Meter” the...

Are We Heading for an Escalation Following the Killing of a Jihad Militant by Israel?

Are We Heading for an Escalation Following the Killing of a Jihad Militant by Israel? According to reports in the Arab media, Hisham Ali Saidani AKA Abu al-Walid al-Maqdasi, the leader of the Jihadist Terror group...

Hezbollah Launched Rocket Attack on Syrian City

Hezbollah Launched Rocket Attack on Syrian City Today, according to a report, Hezbollah launched a rocket attack from Lebanon on the Syrian city of Al-Qusayr. The information is not confirmed by other sources. However, my source in my assessment is reliable. If this report...

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Zoom-In on the Middle East | December 15, 2019

Zoom-In on the Middle East | December 15, 2019 The Middle East is a chain of links. Everything is connected. Understanding the links is critical...

Iran’s Quandary: How to Stay out of Israel’s War on Hamas | REUTERS

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Iran's quandary: How to stay out of Israel's war on Hamas", an article by Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and...
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Lybian FM Suspended After Meeting Israeli Counterpart | I24-NEWS

Avi Melamed for I24 News shedding light on "Lybian FM suspended after meeting Israeli counterpart" | August 2023 https://youtu.be/GM8rQtCnB8o Avi Melamed for I24 News shedding light...
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Hamas Leaders have made it clear. Palestinian lives do not matter to Hamas | I24 NEWS

Analysis, Hamas Leaders have made it clear. Palestinian lives do not matter to Hamas - November 18 2023 | Avi Melamed on I24 News...

Will Hezbollah Join The Conflict? 3 Reasons It’s Hesitant| USA TODAY

Will Hezbollah join the conflict? 3 reasons it's hesitant | Originally published in USA Today | as well as in more than 100...