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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El precio de la ocupación israelí en la Ciudad de Gaza, la propuesta de Netanyahu para derrotar a Hamás | RTVE

El precio de la ocupación israelí en la Ciudad de Gaza, la propuesta de Netanyahu para derrotar a Hamás | Avi Melamed quoted by Adrián Romero in this article for RTVE. El primer ministro de Israel,...

Ignorance and Humiliation: The Irony of the Kufiyah Protest | AiTME #4

Ignorance and Humiliation: The Irony of the Kufiyah Protest | AiTME #4 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. The ongoing war in Gaza—sparked by Hamas’s attack on Israel on October...

The Mirage of Palestinian Statehood: Arab Realities Behind Western Recognition | AiTME #3

The Mirage of Palestinian Statehood: Arab Realities Behind Western Recognition | AiTME #3| An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. Western Recognition—Symbolism vs. Substance In the wake of the 2023–2024 Israel–Hamas war, several...

ITME ON THE ROAD 2024-2025

THE ROAD TO ITME-ON-THE-ROAD-360! In May 2023, we launched ITME-ON-THE-ROAD, a partnership with the JCC Association of North America, and in February 2024, we launched a partnership with Hillel. Since launching these two national partnerships, ITME...

The Mirage of Palestinian Statehood: Arab Realities Behind Western Recognition | ITME

The Mirage of Palestinian Statehood: Arab Realities Behind Western Recognition | An article by Avi Melamed Western Recognition—Symbolism vs. Substance In the wake of the 2023–2024 Israel–Hamas war, several prominent European countries—most notably France, the United Kingdom,...

The Flare-Up in Southern Syria Challenges Both Israel and the New Syrian Regime | ITME

The Flare-Up in Southern Syria Challenges Both Israel and the New Syrian Regime | An article by Avi Melamed. The renewed clashes between the Druze and Bedouin tribes in southern Syria present a challenge to both...

The Map. The Compass. The Moment

KNOWLEDGE IS THE MAP. CONTEXT IS THE COMPASS. CLARITY. CONTEXT. CONVERSATION. How Did We Get Here? Which turning points and pivotal moments set the stage for the newly emerging Middle East? Where Are We? Who are the key stabilizers...

Heated exchange: Former Israeli intelligence official vs Afshin Rattansi on Iran, Gaza, & More | RT

Heated exchange: Former Israeli intelligence official vs Afshin Rattansi on Iran, Gaza, & More | RT On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Avi Melamed, former Senior Israel Intelligence Official and advisor...

The Flare-Up in Southern Syria Challenges Both Israel and the New Syrian Regime | AiTME #2

The Flare-Up in Southern Syria Challenges Both Israel and the New Syrian Regime | AiTME #2 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. The renewed clashes between the Druze and Bedouin...

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Yarmuk Movie: Kill the Messenger

Yarmuk Movie: Kill the Messenger The article you are about to read was actually written in April 2014. I wrote the article following an eight-minute...

Nasrallah is finished in the Arab World

Nasrallah is finished in the Arab World August 14, 2011 Avi wrote an article The Middle East:  Where Rhetoric is Rarely Reality on the impending crash of Hezbollah’s image...

To weaken Iran, exploit the tensions within its ‘axis of resistance’ | November 15, 2023 | NEW YORK POST

To weaken Iran, exploit the tensions within its ‘axis of resistance’ | By Avi Melamed - November 15, 2023 | Published in the New...

كيف تبقى إيران بعيدة عن حرب إسرائيل على حماس؟ | ALARAB UK

Avi Melamed’s insights were quoted in this article | كيف تبقى إيران بعيدة عن حرب إسرائيل على حماس؟ | ALARAB UK وقال آفي...

Hezbollah members were likely holding pagers with both hands when they exploded due to a dark feature: report | BUSINESS INSIDER

Hezbollah members were likely holding pagers with both hands when they exploded due to a dark feature: report | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by...