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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The Muslim Brotherhood Belly Dancing

The Muslim Brotherhood Belly Dancing November 8, 2011 Avi Melamed writes an article The Arab Awakening: An Era of New Slogans  “…The Arab world is in flux and the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt, is now in unfamiliar territory...

A Disturbing Scenario in the Golan Heights

A Disturbing Scenario in the Golan Heights Firas Al Absi, also known as, Abu Mohammad Al Shammi, reportedly the leader of Jihadist group called Majlis Shurah Al Dawla Al Islamiya in Syria, was apparently kidnapped and assassinated.  His body...

The Earth Moves Beneath the Throne

The Earth Moves Beneath the Throne The Hashemite kingdom of Jordan is experiencing growing unrest. Jordan is grappling with many challenges – just some of which are:  a growing external debt; an unbalanced budget which is threatening...

The Egyptian President’s Brilliant Move

The Egyptian President’s Brilliant Move Many people in the Arab world didn’t understand why Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi went to Iran to participate in the Non-Alignment Meeting (NAM). The Arab world loathes the Iranian regime which:  supports Assad as he butchers Syrian citizens; dominates large...

The Sinai Peninsula: A Growing Strategic Threat

The Sinai Peninsula: A Growing Strategic Threat According to a one senior Egyptian analyst, the Rafah terror attack was planned over the course of three months by six  Jihadist and Takfir groups. One of the groups also...

Nasrallah is sending a message…..But to whom ??

Nasrallah is sending a message…..But to whom ?? Arab source reports that last week Hezbollah conducted the largest military ground maneuver exercise in its history.  The operation, held in the Beqa’a (the Lebanese valley) included 10,000 members...

Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ?

Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ? It seems as if Egypt is practicing a somewhat schizophrenic policy in the domestic and foreign arena.   On the one hand, senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in...

Egypt’s New Foreign Policy

Egypt’s New Foreign Policy February 3, 2012 Avi publishes an article Is the Israel Egypt Peace Treaty in Jeopardy?  in which he accurately foresees the foreign policy of Egypt’s new rule. Here is an excerpt from the article: “… the current Saudi-Egyptian alliance is crucial...

Hezbollah Sunni Tension Rises

Hezbollah Sunni Tension Rises March 1, 2012, Avi publishes and article Is war in the Middle East inevitable? In which he outlines the increasing probability of a violent collision between Hezbollah and the Sunnis in Syria and Lebanon following the downfall of the Assad regime in Syria.  “…The majority of Syrians are Sunnis....

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The King of Bahrain to visit the Gaza Strip This Week?

The King of Bahrain to visit the Gaza Strip This Week? According to reports in the Arab media – which have been denied by official...

The Coalition of The Willing

The Coalition of The Willing | Published in The Cipherbrief,  February 2016 The collapse or weakening of state authority in different parts of...

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza as invasion expands, risks multiply | WASHINGTON POST

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza as invasion expands, risks multiply", an article by Loveday Morris for the WASHINGTON...

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...