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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הסרט שנגנז התגלה

הסרט שנגנז התגלה הקדמה קצרה: את המאמר שתקראו כתבתי כבר בחודש מרס 2014, לאחר שפורסם ברשת יוטיוב סרטון עלילתי קצר של 8 דקות בשם “ירמוכ” של בימאי ערבי בשם מחמד בכרי. זמן קצר לאחר מכן הודיע...

Yarmuk Movie: Kill the Messenger

Yarmuk Movie: Kill the Messenger The article you are about to read was actually written in April 2014. I wrote the article following an eight-minute fiction movie called Yarmuk that was published on YouTube in March 2014. The...

סעודיה: מלך חדש, ריקוד ישן

סעודיה: מלך חדש, ריקוד ישן המלך עבדאללה בן עבד אלעזיז אל-סעוד, מלכה השישי של סעודיה (2005-2015) הלך לעולמו בגיל 91. עבדאללה היה הבן ה – 12 מתוך 36 בנים (ומספר בלתי ידוע של בנות) של מייסד...

Saudi Arabia: New King, Old Dance

Saudi Arabia: New King, Old Dance King Abdullah Bin Abd-Alaziz, the sixth king of Saudi Arabia, died on January 23, 2015 at age of 91. King Abdullah Bin Abd-Alaziz, ruled Saudi Arabia for ten years from 2005...

מסר משמעותי

מסר משמעותי Below is the Hebrew version of the English article I posted yesterday “A Significant Message“. ארגון חזבאללה הלבנוני הודיע כי שישה מפעיליו נהרגו בתקיפה שהתרחשה באיזור קנייטרה בצד הסורי של רמת הגולן ב 18 בינואר. בנוסף, הודיעה אירן רשמית...

A Significant Message…

A Significant Message, the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced that six of its militants were killed on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on January 18th. In addition, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that an...

Muslim Brotherhood at the Crossroads

Muslim Brotherhood at the Crossroads | The Middle East continues to constantly provide dramatic events in different areas – in Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq and other places. However, I would like to divert your attention...

Sixty-Six Egyptian Fishermen, Yemen and Instability in the Middle-East

Sixty-Six Egyptian Fishermen, Yemen and Instability in the Middle-East | Pay attention to the recent developments in Yemen, an Arab State with a population of 23,000,000 people. Yemen is located on the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (sometimes...

Operation Protective Edge: Exiting to a New Space

Operation Protective Edge: Exiting to a New Space This is the English version of the Hebrew article I posted yesterday. In my article Operation Protective Edge – Light at the End of Tunnel that I published on July 22,...

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Intelligence Bulletin – A New Armed Militia Formed In South Lebanon

Intelligence Bulletin – A new armed Militia formed in South Lebanon *******Intelligence Bulletin March 4, 2013 Information Item: A new armed Militia formed in South Lebanon Information Date: March 4....

The Middle East may be on the brink of a regional conflict involving Iran | ABC au

The Middle East may be on the brink of a regional conflict involving Iran | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Adam...

Israel Set On Destroying Hamas Despite Risks To Hostages | THE NATIONAL NEWS [UAE]

Avi Melamed’s insights about “Israel set on destroying Hamas despite risks to hostages?" were quoted in this article by Anjana Sankar for The National...

Hezbollah No Longer Designated Terrorist Group by Arab League | SDAFA

Hezbollah No Longer Designated Terrorist Group by Arab League | Avi Melamed article for SDAFA - Strategy, Defence and Foreign Affairs 3-minute read The Situation Members of...

How depleted Hamas is after months of war? | BBC NEWS

How depleted Hamas is after months of war? | Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official and senior adviser on Arab affairs shares his...