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 Nuclear Program “It’s a Set Back, It’s not Destroyed” | ILTV

Iran Nuclear Program "It's a Set Back, It's not Destroyed" | Avi Melamed’s interview by Maayan Hoffman, executive editor of ILTV News. https://youtu.be/GLBIXtiHIUU https://youtu.be/TnBHzn0lLM8 Here’s a summary of the ILTV News podcast interview with Avi Malamid (timestamps included): 00:00–00:39...

El líder supremo tiene enfrente una compleja encrucijada | ULTIMA HORA

El líder supremo tiene enfrente una compleja encrucijada | Avi Melamed quoted by Antoni Agüera in this article for Ultima Hora. Tras los últimos ataques aéreos, incluido el bombardeo de Estados Unidos a algunas de las instalaciones clave,...

Iran Makes Direct Plea to Putin After US, Israel Strikes | NEWSWEEK

Iran Makes Direct Plea to Putin After US, Israel Strikes | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Brendan Cole and Barney Henderson for NEWSWEEK. Iran's supreme leader has written to Vladimir Putin...

How could China step in after Iran’s nuclear setback following US strikes? | LIVEMINT INDIA

How could China step in after Iran's nuclear setback following US strikes? Experts weigh in | Avi Melamed interviewed by Garvit Bhirani | LIVEMINT INDIA | LiveMint is a daily financial newspaper published in India. It...

Donald Trump Touts ‘Obliteration’ of Iran Sites Seen in Satellite Images | NEWSWEEK

Donald Trump Touts 'Obliteration' of Iran Sites Seen in Satellite Images | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Brendan Cole Senior News Reporter for NEWSWEEK. President Donald Trump said "monumental damage" was done to Iran's nuclear...
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Pres. Trump claims ‘monumental’ damage after Iran attack | FOX NEWS

Pres. Trump claims 'monumental' damage after Iran attack | FOX NEWS | Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence quoted on Fox News, interview by Jeane Franseen. https://youtu.be/Vn8BhIDnvZM President Donald Trump asserted on his Truth Social platform that...
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Iran’s Lasting Denuclearization Unlikely Without Regime Change: Analysts | NTD NEWS

Iran’s Lasting Denuclearization Unlikely Without Regime Change - Middle East Expert | NTD NEWS with Geopolitical Analyst Avi Melamed. https://youtu.be/mE8QVGOMrug Iran’s Deterrence in Preventing an Attack Has Fallen - Middle East Expert | NTD...

ITME FELLOWSHIP 2025 | #1

ITME FELLOWSHIP | VOICES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST ITME’s newest initiative, VOICES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST, is an international fellowship for motivated college and graduate students. Inside The Middle East...

ISRAEL-IRAN WAR 2025 – JCC PORTAL

JCC PORTAL | ISRAEL-IRAN WAR 2025 https://youtu.be/c_T_i__C2z0

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Hamas says it accepts cease-fire proposal; Israel approves Rafah invasion | USA TODAY

Hamas says it accepts cease-fire proposal; Israel approves Rafah invasion | Avi Melamed's insights quoted in this article by John Bacon Joey Garrison, Originally...

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The Muslim Brotherhood Belly Dancing November 8, 2011 Avi Melamed writes an article The Arab Awakening: An Era of New Slogans  “…The Arab world is in flux and...

People of the Pod – Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – A New Perspective

People of the Pod - Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - A New Perspective | Click Here to Hear the Podcast @ People of the...

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...

Hezbollah fires ballistic missile at Mossad HQ: Group targets Tel Aviv base in revenge for pager bomb attacks as it ‘gears up for ground...

Avi Melamed quoted by David Averre and James Reynold in the article For Daily Mail, Hezbollah fires ballistic missile at Mossad HQ: Group targets...