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 Syrian Stalingrad

The Syrian Stalingrad | Intelligence Bulletin ******* Information Date: May 22 2013 Event Date: Now and Ongoing Information Item: The Syrian Stalingrad Information Platform: Various Source: Varied Source Reliability: Reliable Information Validity: Valid Relevant Information: In October 2012 I wrote an article entitled “Pay Attention...

One Israeli Soldier Impacts the Arab World

One Israeli Soldier Impacts the Arab World In June 2006 the Palestinian organization, Hamas, abducted Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier. Shalit was held in captivity inside the Gaza Strip for more than five years. During this period of...

Israel Opening Its Doors to Syrian Refugees?

Israel Opening Its Doors to Syrian Refugees? | Immediate Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: May 11, 2013 Event Date: May 10, 2013               Information Item: Israel Allowing Syrian Civilians to Enter Israel       Information Platform: Arab source Source: Random Source Reliability: Unknown Information...

Syrian Refugees Intelligence Bulletin

Syrian Refugees | Intelligence Bulletin ***** Information Date: Accumulating Event Date: Ongoing Information Item: The Sexual Exploitation of Refugee Syrian Girls Information Platform: Varied Source: Varied Source reliability: Reliable Information validity:  Valid Relevant information: One of the outcomes of the war in Syria is a huge influx of Syrian refugees both inside and outside Syria. According...

Rockets Expert Killed in Israeli Air Strike in Gaza

Rockets Expert Killed in Israeli Air Strike in Gaza | Intelligence Bulletin ******* Information Date: April 30 2013 Event Date: April 30 2013 Information Item: Rockets Expert Killed in Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Information Platform: Media Source: Variety Source Reliability: Reliable Information Validity: Valid Relevant Information: The militant killed was involved in recent...

Iranian Soldiers Carry Passports to Heaven – Intelligence Bulletin

Iranian Soldiers Carry Passports to Heaven | Intelligence Bulletin ******* Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: April 14, 2013 Event Date: Recent – Specific Date Unknown Information Item: Iranian Soldiers in Syria carry “Passports to Heaven” Information Platform: Arab Media, Visual Source: Ahrar Al Sham Group...

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 a violent Sunni–Shiite confrontation Information Details: According to varied neutral sources, the Sunni tribal...

Did Assad’s Army Launch a Chemical Warhead on a Syrian town?

Did Assad’s Army Launch a Chemical Warhead on a Syrian town? | Immediate Intelligence Bulletin ******* Information Date: March 19, 2013 Information Item: Did Assad’s Army launch a chemical warhead on Syrian town? Event Date: March 19, 2013 Information Details: A Free Syrian Army official argues...

Just Back From Nigeria

Just Back From Nigeria | Avi Melamed just returned from Abuja, Nigeria. Avi was invited by the Nigeria Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)*.to a National Security Conference to speak about the Middle East from an Intelligence and Geostrategic Perspective. The sponsors of the Conference, the Center...

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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...

‘It’ll Get Pretty Ugly’: Israel On Collision Course With Iran, Hezbollah As Focus Shifts Away From Hamas | DAILY CALLER

‘It’ll Get Pretty Ugly’: Israel On Collision Course With Iran, Hezbollah As Focus Shifts Away From Hamas | Avi Melamed's insights quoted in this...

Israeli – Iranian Direct Military Collision | At the Threshold of A Critical Junction

The Israeli – Iranian Direct Military Collision | At the Threshold of A Critical Junction On February 10, 2018 an Iranian drone launched from Syria...

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...

كيف تطورت ترسانة حماس العسكرية؟ | ALKHALIJ-NOW

Avi Melamed analysis is quoted in “ كيف تطورت ترسانة حماس العسكرية؟ ” an article on ALKHALIJ-NOW - 2023-11-12 | Source article...