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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Israel intensifies Gaza assault and severs communications across territory | THE GUARDIAN

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Israel intensifies Gaza assault and severs communications across territory", an article by Julian Borger in Ashkelon, Rory Carroll and Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and Robert Tait in Washington for the...

Israeli Army Expands Ground Operations as U.S. Continues to Push for Pause | WJS WALL STREET JOURNAL

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Israeli Army Expands Ground Operations as U.S. Continues to Push for Pause", an article by By Dov Lieber, Dion Nissenbaum and Chao Deng for the WALL STREET JOURNAL. |...

Interview For The World Tonight – Two more hostages released by Hamas | BBC SOUNDS

Avi Melamed interview for The World Tonight, Two more hostages released by Hamas - BBC Sounds 2023-10-24 We ask what it means for the fate of the more than 200 hostages still being held in Gaza. https://soundcloud.com/user-437576028/avi-melamed-for-bbc-sounds-the-world-tonight-on-the-hostages-released-by-hamas https://youtu.be/EeKyZJIh6FQ Avi...
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Israel-Hamas conflict: Netanyahu gears up for Gaza ground offensive amid political pressures | GLOBAL NATIONAL CANADA

Israel-Hamas conflict: Netanyahu gears up for Gaza ground offensive amid political pressures | Avi Melamed analysis for Redmond Shannon | Europe Correspondent - Global News Canada #GlobalNational#GlobalNews https://youtu.be/8bwd91ME5wY Israel-Hamas conflict: Netanyahu gears up for Gaza ground offensive amid political pressures |...
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Hamas, Jihad Islamique, Hezbollah – Le sommet des proxy Iranien à Beyrouth | I24 NEWS

Hamas, Jihad Islamique, Hezbollah - Le sommet des proxy Iranien à Beyrouth | Avi Melamed sur I24 News - 25.10.2023" in courtesy of i24NEWS hamasattack #israel #gaza https://youtu.be/fC98lM-sUvU Hamas, Jihad Islamique, Hezbollah - Le sommet des proxy Iranien...
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Tunnels in Gaza Are Boobytrapped by Hamas & Ready To Detonate Regardless of Palestinians Lives | I24 NEWS

Tunnels in Gaza Are Boobytrapped by Hamas & Ready To Detonate Regardless of Palestinians Lives | Avi Melamed on I24 News - 25.10.2023" in courtesy of i24NEWS hamasattack #israel #gaza https://youtu.be/jUOSWShyN2w Tunnels in Gaza Are Boobytrapped by Hamas...

Israel ground offensive on hold amid growing calls for truce | FRANCE 24 DEBATE

Israel ground offensive on hold amid growing calls for truce | FRANCE 24 DEBATE Panel with Avi Melamed | October 23, 2023 When will the full ground offensive start? Why hasn't it happened yet? Should Netanyahu resign now? \...

Irans Kalkül im Israel-Krieg: Mullah-Regime will weder Konfrontation noch Rückzug | FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU

Avi Melamed insights quoted in the article by Robert Wagner for the FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU, "Irans Kalkül im Israel-Krieg: Mullah-Regime will weder Konfrontation noch Rückzug." Der Iran, Schirmherr der Hamas, gilt als wichtiger Faktor für eine mögliche...

Middle East expert reveals Hamas’ ‘tactic’ after releasing two further hostages | SKYNEWS

Middle East expert reveals Hamas’ ‘tactic’ after releasing two further hostages | Avi Melamed on SKY NEWS First Edition | https://youtu.be/v3C5HqWCOZA Former Israeli Intelligence Officer Avi Melamed says Hamas releasing two more hostages is part of...

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Session Two | STATEHOOD & NATIONALISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Session Two | STATEHOOD & NATIONALISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE 20TH CENTURY https://youtu.be/dmdUZh84204 Session Agenda Where We Left Off…. The End Of The Turkish Ottoman...

Netanyahu And His Government Grind Toward A New Moment Of Truth | USA TODAY

Avi Melamed Special for the USA TODAY Network | “Netanyahu and his government grind toward a new moment of truth”, as Originally published in...

Race against time to find Assad’s stockpile of chemical weapons | DAILY MAIL

Race against time to find Assad's stockpile of chemical weapons | Avi Melamed quoted by Taryn Pedler in the article For Daily Mail. source article...

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...

My Enemy is My Best Asset

My Enemy is My Best Asset Former United States Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, published an article on August 2, 2017 entitled “Chaos and...