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 June 26 Protest Movement in Gaza: A Direct Continuation of the “We Want to Live” Movement | Avi Melamed

The "June 26" Protest Movement in Gaza: A Direct Continuation of the "We Want to Live" Movement | An original article by Avi Melamed. Since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip by force in 2007,...

Will Syria Fight Hezbollah? | Avi Melamed

Will Syria Fight Hezbollah? | An original article by Avi Melamed. Recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that Syria could be entrusted with dealing with Hezbollah have generated considerable discussion across the Middle East....

Will Syria Fight Hezbollah? | #AiTME Ep34

Will Syria Fight Hezbollah? | #AiTME Ep34 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. Recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that Syria could be entrusted with dealing with Hezbollah...

Lessons from the “Good Tree” School Tragedy | #AiTME Ep33

Lessons from the "Good Tree" School Tragedy: Protecting Civilians from Military Exploitation | #AiTME Ep33 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. On the first day of Operation EPIC Fury, an...

Lessons from the “Good Tree” School Tragedy | Avi Melamed

Lessons from the "Good Tree" School Tragedy: Protecting Civilians from Military Exploitation | An article by Avi Melamed. On the first day of Operation EPIC Fury, an elementary school for girls known as The Good Tree...

Arab Commentators About the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding | Avi Melamed

Arab Commentators About the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding | An article by Avi Melamed. The flood of commentary surrounding the newly announced U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding has produced a wide range of interpretations across the Arab...

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia’s Defense of Staying Out of the War | Avi Melamed

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia's Defense of Staying Out of the War | An article by Avi Melamed. Against the backdrop of reports that the United States and Iran are nearing an agreement...

Gaza And The Politics Of Ambiguity | Avi Melamed

Gaza And The Politics Of Ambiguity | An article by Avi Melamed. Avi Melamed shares an article by Arab journalist Tawfiq al-Razin titled: “When Truth Becomes Unrecognizable: Gaza and the Collapse of the Global Order of...

Iranian-Backed Terror Network In Europe Exposed | Avi Melamed

Iranian-Backed Terror Network In Europe Exposed | #AiTME Ep29 | An article by Avi Melamed. The United States has announced the arrest of an Iraqi national named Mohammed Baqer al-Saadi, described as a senior figure in...

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Humiliated Hezbollah could launch its own black op strikes on Jewish targets outside Israel in revenge for pager bomb | DAILY MAIL

Avi Melamed quoted by David Averre in the article For Daily Mail, Humiliated Hezbollah could launch its own black op strikes on Jewish targets...

Possible Israeli Annexation / Sovereignty: Domestic & Regional Responses

Possible Israeli Annexation / Sovereignty: Domestic & Regional Responses by Avi Melamed In this short article, I would like to explore a couple of aspects...

L’Iran va-t-il entrer en guerre contre Israël? | LE DEVOIR

L’Iran va-t-il entrer en guerre contre Israël? | By Magdaline Boutros | Le Devoir En entrevue au Devoir, Avi Melamed, ancien agent des services de...

Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ?

Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ? It seems as if Egypt is practicing a somewhat schizophrenic policy in the domestic and foreign arena.   On...

Rafah Offensive: What We Know Amid Evacuation Talk | NEWSWEEK

Rafah Offensive: What We Know Amid Evacuation Talk | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Brendan Cole Senior News Reporter for...