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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Consensus Among Israelis ‘That the War Should Continue’ Until Hamas Defeated: Analyst | NTD NEWS

Consensus Among Israelis ‘That the War Should Continue’ Until Hamas Defeated: Analyst | By Evelyn Li with Avi Melamed | January 22, 2024 NTD News. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again rejected the Hamas terrorist...

Correcting misconceptions _ Movers And Shakers In Israeli Society | The Seam Line Docuseries Event | JERUSALEM POST

Article by GREER FAY CASHMAN about the "Movers and shakers in Israeli society," including a stort about the Event held at the Begin Center for the Screening of Avi Melamed’s docuseries on Jerusalem, The Seam...

Iran in mad scramble to ‘de-escalate’ Pakistan crisis to avoid direct enemy attacks | EXPRESS UK

Iran in mad scramble to 'de-escalate' Pakistan crisis to avoid direct enemy attacks | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Aurora Bosotti for the Express UK. EXCLUSIVE: Iran has sparked fears of tensions rocking...

Iran set to ‘lose control’ as it fears threat of falling into ‘wider conflict’ with the US | EXPRESS UK

Iran set to 'lose control' as it fears threat of falling into 'wider conflict' with the US | Avi Melamed quoted in this article by Chris Samuel for the Express UK. Speaking to Daily Express US,...

Saving Gaza Means Pressing Iran as Well as Israel | BLOOMBERG

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Saving Gaza Means Pressing Iran as Well as Israel", an article by Marc Champion for BLOOMBERG. “One Iranian proxy holds Israeli hostages, kidnapped in Gaza. Another, Hezbollah holds Israeli and Lebanese populations hostage...

Moscow’s Joy over Houthi Strikes Short-Lived as Russian Oil Tanker Targeted | NEWSWEEK

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Moscow's Joy over Houthi Strikes Short-Lived as Russian Oil Tanker Targeted", an article by Brendan Cole Senior News Reporter for NEWSWEEK. Middle East analyst and former Israeli intelligence official Avi Melamed...

Another ‘red line’? Biden credibility on the line after Houthis launch fresh Red Sea attack | WASHINGTON TIMES

Another ‘red line’? Biden credibility on the line after Houthis launch fresh Red Sea attack | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Ben Wolfgang for The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Specialists say the pressure...

Israel wants to assassinate terror leaders worldwide. It’s not the first time | USA TODAY

Israel wants to assassinate terror leaders worldwide. It's not the first time | Avi Melamed quoted by Josh Meyer for the USA TODAY Network. “It's not about revenge necessarily. It is about creating an interceptive sort...

Joe Biden’s Red Sea Problem Is Getting Worse | NEWSWEEK

Joe Biden's Red Sea Problem Is Getting Worse | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Brendan Cole Senior News Reporter for NEWSWEEK. "Maersk's decision to halt its Red Sea routes highlights the U.S. administration's failure to counter...

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The Iranians are Gradually Raising The Stakes. Increasing Tension Between Hamas and Hezbollah. | I24 NEWS

The Iranians are Gradually Raising The Stakes. Increasing Tension Between Hamas and Hezbollah. | Israel at War Day 21 | Avi Melamed on I24...

Hamas Plans on its 35th Anniversary Could Backfire Once Again

For the first time since 1979, Iraq is set to host the Arabian Gulf Cup (AGC) of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. But a last-minute announcement, less than 48 hours before the opening ceremonies, might throw a wrench into the pitch, jeopardize the games, and with it, Iraq’s hopes to re-establish Baghdad as part of the Arab world.

Israel sending ‘strong message’ to Iran that nuclear facilities ‘within range’ of missiles | EXPRESS UK

Israel sending 'strong message' to Iran that nuclear facilities 'within range' of missiles | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by Aurora Bosotti for the Express...

Hamas Leader Killed During Hospital Raid – Evening Edition | FOX NEWS RUNDOWN

Hamas Leader Killed During Hospital Raid - Evening Edition | FOX NEWS' Eben Brown speaks with Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official, advisor...

AXIS OF RESISTANCE AND DEFIANCE

The axis of resistance and defiance is a powerful web of Shi’ite and Sunni political and military —non-state, semi-state, and state entities—cultivated, developed, armed,...