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.

More Articles

Israel’s ‘war on five fronts’: How Jewish state faces all-out conflict against its Middle Eastern enemies after ‘killing hundreds’ in latest Hezbollah strikes as...

Avi Melamed quoted by David Averre in the article For Daily Mail, Israel's 'war on five fronts': How Jewish state faces all-out conflict against its Middle Eastern enemies after 'killing hundreds' in latest Hezbollah strikes...

Israelis Fear Attack From Restive West Bank Will Spark Wider War | BLOOMBERG

Israelis Fear Attack From Restive West Bank Will Spark Wider War | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in the article by Ethan Bronner for BLOOMBERG. “This has deeper roots than hopelessness or a lack of jobs,” says...

Lebanon Could Transform Into ‘Another Gaza,’ UN Chief Warns | NEWSWEEK

Lebanon Could Transform Into 'Another Gaza,' UN Chief Warns | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Rachel Dobkin Weekend Reporter for NEWSWEEK Meanwhile, Avi Melamed, a regional analyst and former Israeli intelligence official, told Newsweek, "Israel...

The Hezbollah pager attacks reveal a textbook covert operation, ex-spies say | BUSINESS INSIDER

The Hezbollah pager attacks reveal a textbook covert operation, ex-spies say | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Jake Epstein for BUSINESS INSIDER. "We are looking at something that has been a very carefully, very thoroughly, well-calculated,...

Second Hezbollah Commander Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Beirut | NEWSWEEK

Second Hezbollah Commander Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Beirut | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Brendan Cole Senior News Reporter for NEWSWEEK Former Israeli intelligence officer, Avi Melamed, told Newsweek that this week's events...
00:22:06

UNLEASHING HELL Israel will obliterate Lebanon – Hezbollah stronghold will be no-go death zone with NOTHING left standing, ex-spy warns | SUN UK

UNLEASHING HELL Israel will obliterate Lebanon – Hezbollah stronghold will be no-go death zone with NOTHING left standing, ex-spy warns | Avi Melamed quoted in this article by James Halpin, Foreign News Reporter for the...

Israel y Hizbulá intensifican sus ataques sin embarcarse aún en una guerra abierta | EFE

Israel y Hizbulá intensifican sus ataques sin embarcarse aún en una guerra abierta | Avi Melamed quoted by By Agencia Efe in this article For EFE. EFE is the major Spanish-language multimedia news agency and the...

Recent attacks are a warning to Hezbollah, future course of war depends on actions of Iran & its proxies: Avi Melamed | ORGANISER

Recent attacks are a warning to Hezbollah, future course of war depends on actions of Iran & its proxies | Avi Melamed quoted in this article by Manish Rai in the ORGANISER. Avi Melamed, former Israeli...

Discover

Trending

Morocco & Israel Celebrate Two Years Of Normalized Relations PT.2

Morocco and Israel celebrate two years of normalized relations by Steve Postal Find Avi Melamed's commentary on the Morocco & Israel two years of normalized...

Exempting Palestinians from accountability perpetuates a hopeless future | USA TODAY

Exempting Palestinians from accountability perpetuates a hopeless future | Avi Melamed special to the USA TODAY Network | This article has already published in...

Bruised but undeterred: Iran braces for more risks in 2026 | IRAN INTERNATIONAL

Bruised but undeterred: Iran braces for more risks in 2026 | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Negar Mojtahedi, Canadian Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker,...

אנחת הרווחה המפתיעה של חמאס

אנחת הרווחה המפתיעה של חמאס המשפט הבא יפתיע רבים. עם ההכרזה הרשמית על מותו בקרב של סגן הדר גולדין ז”ל, נשמעת אנחת רווחה גדולה: היא מגיעה...

Israel vows Iranian attack will be met with a response | WASHINGTON TIMES

Israel vows Iranian attack will be met with a response | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Ben Wolfgang for The Washington Times - April...