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-Hamas Military Collision | An Update as of Friday May, 14th 2021

Israel-Hamas Military Collision | An Update as of Friday May, 14th 2021 This short report is a review of the major events that have happened since the outbreak of the current military round which began after...

Understanding The Current Escalation | Israel-Gaza War | May 2021

Understanding The Current Escalation | Israel-Gaza War 2021. In this seven-part series, I outlined the events leading up to the escalation between Israel and the Islamist groups in Gaza – namely Hamas and Islamic Jihad...

The Israel-Gaza War of 2021 | What Really Led to the War?

The Israel-Gaza War of 2021 | What Really Led to the War? The sharp escalation over the past 36 hours between Israel and Gaza was triggered by riots that have taken place in Jerusalem over the...

The Gaza Strip 2021 | Background & Context with Avi Melamed

The Gaza Strip 2021 | Background & Context with Avi Melamed This Podcast provides background to events unfolding military escalation between Israel and Gaza on May 12, 2021. I will be publishing an article later today...

Palestinian Elections: Abbas’s Calculated Risk or Gamble? | JERUSALEM POST

Palestinian Elections : Abbas ’s Calculated Risk or Gamble? | The original article was published in the Jerusalem Post. In January, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed a presidential decree announcing elections for the Palestinian Parliament and the presidency. The...

Biden and the Middle East | Navigating Between Idealpolitik and Realpolitik

Biden and the Middle East | Navigating Between Idealpolitik and Realpolitik. Western foreign policy is often a delicate balancing act between realpolitik policy — one that is based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations; and idealpolitik policy —...

THE TALIBAN RETAKE AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban Retake Afghanistan, Briefing Room With Our Regional Guest | Maihan Wali | میهن ولی Founder of Women's Empowerment Through Sport in Afghanistan Global Changemaker, Global Citizen Girls & Women advocate, Women Deliver Young Leader. Grace...

The Elimination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist & The Deterrence Equilibrium In The Middle East

The Elimination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist & The Deterrence Equilibrium In The Middle East. Information On Friday, November 27, 2020, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a brigadier general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s top nuclear...

Shana Tova سنة جديدة سعيدة שנה טובה

Shana Tova سنة جديدة سعيدة שנה טובה Shana Tova سنة جديدة سعيدة שנה טובה שלום לכולםההתמודדות עם אתגר הקורונה, האירועים הדינמיים, לעיתם הדרמטיים במרחב שלנו וגם פה אצלנו בבית יוצרים אפקט מצטבר של תחושת “זכינו לחיות בתקופה...

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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 –...

Iran Warns of Retaliation Following Alleged Israeli Strike in Syria | STOCKDORK

Avi Melamed quoted in this article by Gabrielle Marabut, ''Iran Warns of Retaliation Following Alleged Israeli Strike in Syria'' | as Originally published in The...

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APOLITICAL, NON-PARTISAN, CONTEXTUALIZED EDUCATION ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST ITME is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing to Jewish organizations, apolitical, contextualized, non-partisan education about...

Israel resumes strikes in Gaza as Netanyahu battles for survival | WASHINGTON POST

Israel resumes strikes in Gaza as Netanyahu battles for survival | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Ishaan Tharoor for The Washington...