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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SEMINARS & COURSES

SEMINARS & COURSES ITME is the leading multi-modality learning experience about Israel and the Middle East. We can work with you to go study one subject in depth or combine different subjects to create a customized...

ONLINE EXPERIENCES

LIVE & INTERACTIVE ONLINE EXPERIENCES A tailor-made Interactive lecture followed by an open discussion (Q&A) with the participants. Each Briefing is constantly updated to reflect the relevant current affairs of the specific topic. Appropriate for Individuals and...

PERSONAL-ENCOUNTOURS

PERSONAL-ENCOUNTOURS â„¢ by ITME are live, unfiltered and interactive conversations with residents that live: In Jerusalem, On the Gaza Border, On the Lebanese Border, On the Syrian Border (the Golan Heights), Israelis and Palestinians living...

INTELLI-TOUR

INTELLI-TOUR â„¢ by ITME is a series of planned OUTDOOR BRIEFINGS in different locations: Cities & Villages, Galilee's Valleys, Seashores, Negev Desert, Golan Heights, as well as all Borders of Israel: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt,...

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE with AVI MELAMED ORGANIZATION | The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation LOCATION | Israel AUDIENCE | 2022 Alumni MissionNUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS | 100DURATION | 1 WeekGOALS | Building the database to understand the contemporary...

FIELD SEMINARS IN ISRAEL

TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE MIDDLE EAST Apolitical, Non-Partisan, Contextualized Education About The Middle East IntelEdventuresâ„¢ and InteliToursâ„¢ are Live and/or Recorded (or a combination) of various locations, including Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Lebanese...

INTEL-EDVENTURE

INTEL-EDVENTURE â„¢ is an Intelligence OUTDOOR BRIEFING in " 1 " location in Israel. (sometimes called security briefing). Perfect choice to get a taste of our geopolitical journeys experience, during a short trip in Israel...

PRAXIS WORKSHOP

PRAXIS WORKSHOP Basic Building Blocks of the ITME Praxis People, particularly young people, extract their information from the internet, particularly from social media platforms. The combination of buzz words, catchy slogans designed for a Western audience, digestible...

Gaza & Israel | Avi Melamed on I24 NEWS

Avi talks on I24 News about events today around the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz hosting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and the struggle between Hamas and Fateh, the two largest Palestinian powers. https://youtu.be/86HaxbEefNM Avi...

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Are Israeli-Egyptian relations in crisis? | KAN ENGLISH

Are Israeli-Egyptian relations in crisis? | Interview of Avi Melamed on Kan English by Mark Weiss. The operation in Rafah has  produced tension with Egypt,...

Hezbollah members were likely holding pagers with both hands when they exploded due to a dark feature: report | BUSINESS INSIDER

Hezbollah members were likely holding pagers with both hands when they exploded due to a dark feature: report | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted by...

Israel ‘wary’ of growing Islamist power in Syria as rebels advance | THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

Israel ‘wary’ of growing Islamist power in Syria as rebels advance | Avi Melamed's analysis quoted by Felix Pope in this article for...

This Is How Israel National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, Puts His Country At Risk | USA-TODAY

"This is how Israel ’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, puts his country at risk", Originally published in USA-Today | March, 01 2023,...

Behind The Scenes of the Conflict in the Old City

JERUSALEM & THE ISRAELI-ARAB CONFLICT | BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT IN THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM This INTELL-ITOURâ„¢...