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 establishing infrastructure for long-term military presence in Gaza | SKY NEWS

Israel establishing infrastructure for long-term military presence in Gaza, satellite images suggest | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Alistair Bunkall Middle East correspondent for Sky News UK. "The military strategy here is to prevent Hamas re-arming...

The Primer – Film & Discussion Based On My Upcoming Documentary

THE PRIMER The format is the following: We Screen Episode 1 Episode 1         The Edge of Eternity Avi makes introductory remarks We Screen Another Episode Episode 2         Existence | Coexistence or Episode 3         Tolerance | Fanaticism or Episode 4         Politics | Pragmatism or Episode 5         Fences |...

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...

Discover

Trending

Increasing Probability for Large-Scale Collision Between Israel & Iranian Proxies in 2019

Increasing Probability for Large-Scale Collision Between Israel & Iranian Proxies in Syria | 2019 INFORMATION: Another significant direct Israeli-Iranian military collision took place in Syria on January 20th and 21st, 2019. On January...

A Realistic Solution To The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Forbes

A Realistic Solution To The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Here is our article published in Forbes…. A generation has passed since the signing of the Oslo...

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia’s Defense of Staying Out of the War | #AiTME Ep31

Let Others Do the Dirty Work: Saudi Arabia's Defense of Staying Out of the War | #AiTME Ep31 | An article by Avi Melamed...

Spiderwebs And An Injured Tiger: Is Hezbollah Misreading Israel Again? | USA-TODAY

Avi Melamed Special for the USA TODAY Network | "Spiderwebs and an injured tiger: Is Hezbollah misreading Israel again?", as Originally published in USA-Today...