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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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...

Desperate Situation in Syria Reports of People Eating Cats and Dogs

Desperate Situation in Syria Reports of People Eating Cats & Dogs | Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: October 15, 2013 Event Date: Ongoing Information Item: The siege forces Syrians in Damascus to eat cats, dogs and donkeys Information...

Coming to The US

Coming to The US Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to inform you that I will be in the USA during the second part of September for a short lecture tour focusing on the current events in the Arab World and their impact on...

Countdown to an Attack on Syria: Tomahawks and Smoke Signals

Countdown to an Attack on Syria: Tomahawks and Smoke Signals As a Western coalition (including Turkey) military strike, led by the USA, targeting the Assad regime in Syria seems inevitable, a delicate and complex process of “message...

On The Edge of The Cliff

On The Edge of The Cliff | Intelligence Bulletin ****** Information Date: August 23, 2013 Event Date: August 23, 2013 Information Item: Lethal Attacks on Sunni Mosques in Northern Lebanon Information Platform: Various Source: Varied Source Reliability: Confirmed Spring: Varied Spring Reliability: Reliable Relevant Information: Two explosions...

Was a Senior Hamas Commander Killed in the Sinai Peninsula?

Was a Senior Hamas Commander Killed in the Sinai Peninsula? | Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: August 10, 2013               Event Date: August 9, 2013 Information Item: Senior Hamas Commander killed in Sinai Peninsula? Information Platform: Arab Media Source: Varied Source Reliability: Unknown Spring:...

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Iran set to ‘lose control’ as it fears threat of falling into ‘wider conflict’ with the US | EXPRESS UK

Iran set to 'lose control' as it fears threat of falling into 'wider conflict' with the US | Avi Melamed quoted in this article...

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What US government insiders and Israeli officials really think of Netanyahu | INDEPENDENT

What US government insiders and Israeli officials really think of Netanyahu | Avi Melamed's Insights quoted Andrew Feinberg and Bel Trew in their article...

Buried Symbols Don’t Die | Avi Melamed

Buried Symbols Don’t Die: a struggle over national memory, identity, ethos, and symbolism | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by...