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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Iran and Hamas are targeting Jordan, hoping to create a new terror stronghold | USA TODAY

Iran and Hamas are targeting Jordan, hoping to create a new terror stronghold | Avi Melamed special to the USA TODAY Network | This article has already published in more that 225 other media and...

Hezbollah No Longer Designated Terrorist Group by Arab League | SDAFA

Hezbollah No Longer Designated Terrorist Group by Arab League | Avi Melamed article for SDAFA - Strategy, Defence and Foreign Affairs 3-minute read The Situation Members of the Arab League have collectively agreed to no longer label Hezbollah...

Session Six | THE MIDDLE EAST ENTERING A NEW ERA

Session Six | THE MIDDLE EAST ENTERING A NEW ERA https://youtu.be/OSIc0BV9lgQ Session Agenda Summary | Where We Left Off    Gaza – SHORT introduction    How Did We Get Here?    Why Did Hamas Launch The War?    TOWARDS A MULTIFRONT War?   ...

Session Five | ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR | CONTEXT & REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Session Five | ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR | CONTEXT & REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES https://youtu.be/N85ziFitmZ0 Session Agenda Summary | Where We Left Off    Gaza – SHORT introduction    How Did We Get Here?    Why Did Hamas Launch The War?    TOWARDS A MULTIFRONT War?   ...

US concerned conflict on Israel’s northern border could inflame region after increased Hezbollah aggression | ALL-ISRAEL NEWS

US concerned conflict on Israel's northern border could inflame region after increased Hezbollah aggression | Avi Melamed's insights quoted in this article by ALL-ISRAEL NEWS As tensions between Hezbollah forces and Israel continue to escalate...

Hezbollah issues terrifying warning as it threatens to unleash hell on European country | EXPRESS UK

Hezbollah issues terrifying warning as it threatens to unleash hell on European country | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Alice Scarsi, World News Reporter for the Express UK. EXCLUSIVE: Tensions between the Iran-backed militant group and...

Netanyahu’s Decision Time for Gaza Is Fast Approaching | BLOOMBERG

Netanyahu's Decision Time for Gaza Is Fast Approaching | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in the article by Marc Champion for BLOOMBERG. Both, according to Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence officer, because the Rafah operation is...

Session Four | THE PAST IS PRESENT – ARAB, IRAN, TURKEY POWER STRUGGLE

Session Four | THE PAST IS PRESENT - ARAB, IRAN, TURKEY POWER STRUGGLE https://youtu.be/7BgFmbf-oN0 Session Agenda Summary | Where We Left Off The Sunni-Shi'ite Split Ancient Arab, Persian, Turkish Power Struggle The Shi’ite Crescent Islamic Revolution in Iran The Iranian Regime Expansion...

Hezbollah campaign against Israel ‘could trigger’ devastating all-out Middle East war | EXPRESS UK

Hezbollah campaign against Israel 'could trigger' devastating all-out Middle East war | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Aurora Bosotti for the Express UK. EXCLUSIVE: Tensions between the Iran-backed militant group and Tel Aviv have been rising...

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Israel Opening Its Doors to Syrian Refugees? | Immediate Intelligence Bulletin Information Date: May 11, 2013 Event Date: May 10, 2013               Information Item: Israel Allowing...

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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...

Showbiz: The Palestinian Inner Reconciliation

Showbiz: The Palestinian Inner Reconciliation Recently, and not for the first time, there is talk of an inner Palestinian reconciliation between the Palestinian Authority (Fatah)...