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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Inside The Middle East | Navigating Through The Storm To The Horizon’s Edge

INSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST |NAVIGATING THROUGH THE STORM TO THE HORIZON'S EDGE How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Arab World's Perspectives on The War The Day After Regional Ramifications The War & The West https://insidethemiddle-east.com/irans-threat-to-israel-is-real-a-few-hours-shuffled-the-strategic-deck-usa-today/ The Middle East stands at...

The Israel-Hezbollah escalation has arrived. What next for the Middle East? | CNBC

The Israel-Hezbollah escalation has arrived. What next for the Middle East? | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Chantal Da Silva for CNBC. “The exchange of fire alongside the Israeli-Lebanese border ... and...

Israel assaults West Bank; rescued hostage talks of fellow captive dying | USA TODAY

Israel assaults West Bank; rescued hostage talks of fellow captive dying | Avi Melamed's insights quoted in this article by John Bacon Jorge L. Ortiz, Originally published in USA Today. This article has already published in...

Israel assaults West Bank; rescued hostage talks of fellow captive dying | USA TODAY

Israel assaults West Bank; rescued hostage talks of fellow captive dying | Avi Melamed's insights quoted in this article by John Bacon, Originally published in USA Today. The IDF's recent campaign in the West Bank is...

Should Israel Want a Bigger War With Iran Now? | BLOOMBERG

Should Israel Want a Bigger War With Iran Now? | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in the article by Marc Champion for BLOOMBERG. I asked Avi Melamed, a former Israeli security official I’ve found to a reliable...

Arab world ‘mocking’ Hezbollah after Israel strikes | STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS

Arab world ‘mocking’ Hezbollah after Israel strikes | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Ryan Robertson for STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS The Israel Defense Force delivered its most significant strike against Hezbollah since Oct. 8, when the Iranian-backed group began...

The Israel-Hezbollah escalation has arrived. What next for the Middle East? | NBC NEWS

The Israel-Hezbollah escalation has arrived. What next for the Middle East? | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Chantal Da Silva Middle East correspondent for NBC News. “The exchange of fire alongside the Israeli-Lebanese border ... and...

Israel vuelve a la calma relativa tras una jornada explosiva en la frontera con Líbano | EFE

Israel vuelve a la calma relativa tras una jornada explosiva en la frontera con Líbano | Avi Melamed quoted by By Jorge Dastis in this article For EFE. EFE is the major Spanish-language multimedia news agency...

Cease-fire negotiations are an opportunity for Israel. What will Iran do? | USA TODAY

Cease-fire negotiations are an opportunity for Israel. What will Iran do? | Avi Melamed special to the USA TODAY Network | This article has already published in more that 227 other media and newspapers. USA Today...

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The Palestinian Issue May Be The Biggest Obstacle In Israel-Saudi Normalization | I24-NEWS

Avi Melamed for I24 News | The Palestinian issue may be the biggest obstacle in Israel-Saudi normalization | "The way that the world looks...

The Moroccan Migration Rush to Spain: Hope, Desperation, and the Arab Debate | #AiTME 41

The Moroccan Migration Rush to Spain: Hope, Desperation, and the Arab Debate | #AiTME Ep41 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by...

Hezbollah’s Entrance Into The War Would Destabilize More Than Just Israel | THE HILL

Avi Melamed Special for THE HILL | "Hezbollah’s entrance into the war would destabilize more than just Israel" as Originally published in The Hill...

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APOLITICAL, NON-PARTISAN, CONTEXTUALIZED EDUCATION ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST FOR BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS ITME is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing apolitical, contextualized, non-partisan education about...

Border strikes fuel Hezbollah-Israel tensions as Gaza incursion deepens | WASHINGTON TIMES

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Border strikes fuel Hezbollah-Israel tensions as Gaza incursion deepens", an article by Ben Wolfgang for the WASHINGTON TIMES. “In raising...