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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Game of Pawns | The Middle East 2017 – Avi Melamed North American Fall Lecture Tour

Game of Pawns: The Middle East 2017 – Avi Melamed North American Fall Lecture Tour ANNOUNCING MY NEW LECTURE TOUR SEPTEMBER 27- NOVEMBER 25, 2017 Game of Pawns ~ The Middle East 2017 A smoking volcano erupted into the Arab...

What is Salafi Jihadi Ideology?

What is Salafi Jihadi Ideology? The word “Salaf” means the past of something, its origin, its roots, its primal source. The origins of Salafi thought are deep in the sands of the Arabian Peninsula. Salafi thinkers...

Terror Attack at the Temple Mount Compound: Regional Reactions

Terror Attack at the Temple Mount Compound: Regional Reactions (** This is an immediate Bulletin. I will publish a more detailed Intelligence Report over the next few days **) Information: On Friday July 14, 2017, three Israeli-Arabs opened...

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin – Arab News Platforms Echo Reports ISIS Leader Dead

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin – Arab News Platforms Echo Reports ISIS Leader Dead *** Immediate Intelligence Bulletin *** Arab News Platforms Echo Reports ISIS Leader Dead Information: According to information echoed on July 11, 2017 on some Arab news platforms. ISIS...

The Concept of Greater Jordan and the Creation of a Safe-Zone in South Syria

Intelligence Report: The Concept of Greater Jordan and the Creation of a Safe-Zone in South Syria Information: Reportedly in June 2017 the United States, Russia and Jordan signed a memorandum establishing a “Safe-Zone” in southern Syria –...

Tasting the Bitter Pill of Reality: Hamas’ New Political Pact

Tasting the Bitter Pill of Reality: Hamas’ New Political Pact Information: In August 2014 I published an article entitled “Operation Protective Edge: Exiting to a New Space” in which  I analyzed the ramifications of the summer of...

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin: Senior Syrian or Hezbollah Military Commander Reportedly killed in Israeli air strike in the Golan Heights

Immediate Intelligence Bulletin: Senior Syrian or Hezbollah Military Commander Reportedly killed in Israeli air strike in the Golan Heights ******* Date Report Published: March 19,2017 Information: Senior Syrian or Hezbollah Military Commander Reportedly killed in Israeli air strike...

A Prediction Materialized: Iranian Proxy Vows to “Fight to Liberate the Golan Heights”

Intelligence Bulletin: A Prediction Materialized: Iranian Proxy Vows to “Fight to liberate the Golan Heights” Information: In my January 2017 article “A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama “ I made the following prediction...

A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama

A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama On June 4, 2009 the President of the United States, Barack Obama, delivered a speech at Cairo University entitled “A New Beginning” in which...

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The Spider Caught in its Own Web

The Spider Caught in its Own Web Since late 2011, I have been outlining a scenario in which Hezbollah in Lebanon would find itself in...

De una “humillación” para Hizbulá a una posible guerra total, según analistas israelíes | EFE

De una "humillación" para Hizbulá a una posible guerra total, según analistas israelíes| Avi Melamed quoted by Núria Garrido & Jorge Dastis in this...

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Disappointment in West Bank: Nasrallah’s Speech Falls Flat | BREAKING NEWS NETWORK

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Disappointment in West Bank: Nasrallah’s Speech Falls Flat", an article by BNN - BREAKING NEWS NETWORK. While Nasrallah’s remarks...

ITME – JCC ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA PARTNERSHIP

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