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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Russia and China call for end to Iran sanctions as Trump pushes for nuclear deal | INDEPENDENT

Russia and China call for end to Iran sanctions as Trump pushes for nuclear deal | Avi Melamed's Insights quoted by Alisha Rahaman Sarkar in her article for the INDEPENDENT. "The Iran-Russia-China axis provides Iran with...

Is Syria’s new leadership pragmatic or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? | USA TODAY

Is Syria’s new leadership pragmatic or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? | Avi Melamed special to the USA TODAY Network | This article has already published in more that 227 other media and newspapers. 3-minute read A...

Session Seven | THE WEST BANK & GAZA | AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE

Overview In this session, we’ll explore the interplay of powers in Israel and the Middle East with the Palestinian struggle for identity, power, and direction. https://insidethemiddle-east.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/S7_GMT20250316-165941_Recording.cutfile.20250321125044016.transcript.vtt https://youtu.be/SQpeoowTW0I SESSION 7 | EDUCATORS | AVI MELAMED Avi Melamed is a...

Donald Trump’s Golf Course Wrecked by Pro-Palestine Protesters | NEWSWEEK

Donald Trump's Golf Course Wrecked by Pro-Palestine Protesters | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by by Brendan Cole Senior News Reporter for NEWSWEEK. Avi Melamed, a Middle East analyst, told Newsweek that the plan—which proposes an...

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The Killing of a Key Hamas Military Leader is Important for Israel | USA TODAY

The killing of a key Hamas military leader is important for Israel. But how important? | Avi Melamed special to the USA TODAY Network...

Navigating the Iraqi Labyrinth

Navigating the Iraqi Labyrinth | The Al-Anbar Province is the western part of Iraq. It begins in Bagdad and its borders are Syria, Jordan...
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Egypt & Gaza | Avi Melamed I24 News (English)

Why is Egypt so currently engaged with Gaza, will the ceasefire between Israel & Gaza hold? I explore all of these issues and others...

Road To Abraham Accords & The Path Ahead

Normalization, Peace & Israel's Geostrategic Environment | The Road to The Abraham Accords & The Path Ahead The reasons behind the evolving rapprochement. How the agreements...

AXIS OF RESISTANCE AND DEFIANCE

The axis of resistance and defiance is a powerful web of Shi’ite and Sunni political and military —non-state, semi-state, and state entities—cultivated, developed, armed,...