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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Arab States Bring Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad In From The Cold | THE TIMES UK

Find Richard Spencer article quoting Avi Melamed's "Arab states bring Syria’s Bashar al-Assad in from the cold", Originally published in The Times | UK | March, 06 2023. Arab states wanting to bring Syria’s Assad...

Saudi Post-Quake Aid To Syria Comes With Strings Attached | INN-7

Find Avi Melamed's article "Saudi Post-quake aid to Syria comes with strings attached", Originally published in Israel National News | INN-7 | March, 03 2023. A former intelligence official and Middle East analyst on Saudi ulterior...

Through Post-Earthquake Aid, Is Saudi Arabia Signaling Interest In Syrian Rapprochement?

Through Post-Earthquake Aid, Is Saudi Arabia Signaling Interest in Syrian Rapprochement? | An Avi Melamed exlusive article for the ITME HUB Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Syria’s Civil War has run an extreme price tag over...
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Israel Weighs Flying Hajj Palestinian Pilgrim To S. Arabia | I24-NEWS

Full Interview of Avi Melamed for I24-News shedding light on Israel weighing flying Hajj Palestinians pilgrim to Saudi Arabia | March, 02, 2023. https://youtu.be/tMnds0KkF8o Full Interview of Avi Melamed for I24-News shedding light on Israel weighing flying...

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, as well as in more than 200 newspapers (online & print)...

Oman Still On The Fence Regarding Normalization With Israel | CLEVELAND-JEWISH-NEWS

Find Shimon Sherman's article quoting Avi Melamed "Oman still on the fence regarding normalization with Israel", Originally published in Cleveland-Jewish-News | February, 27 2023. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes “Oman tries to talk to everyone, whether...
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Terror Attack Sparks Settlers Violence In Huwara – West Bank | I24-NEWS

Full Interview of Avi Melamed for I24-News shedding light on the terror attack which sparked settlers violence in Huwara - West Bank | February, 27, 2023. https://youtu.be/pnAp2-tyONo Full Interview of Avi Melamed for I24-News shedding light on...

TÜRKIYE | Approaching a Political Earthquake?

Our Regional Guest | Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak  This Briefing Room explores the question: is TÜRKIYE approaching a political earthquake? Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak is the Turkey expert at Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) and the Moshe...

TUNISIA | A Journey Towards an Unknown Destination

Our Regional Guest | Nadia Turki نادية التركي This Briefing Room explores the reasons for Tunisia's Journey Towards an Unknown Destination International Advisor. Journalist, poet, academic, and writer in Arabic, French, and English. Founder and president of...

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New Paramilitaries & Rising Violence In The West Bank Ft. Avi Melamed & Amb. Feda Abdelhady Nasser | PINDROP WORLD NEWS PODCAST

New Paramilitaries & Rising Violence in the West Bank ft. Avi Melamed & Amb. Feda Abdelhady Nasser | PINDROP World News Podcast | aired...

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A Significant Message, the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced that six of its militants were killed on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights...
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Israeli ex-intelligence official reveals IDF’s next move to strike back at Iran | In-depth interview | SUN UK

Israeli ex-intelligence official reveals IDF's next move to strike back at Iran | In this in-depth interview for the SUN UK, Ex-Israeli intelligence official...

Horror warning issued over Iran war as Israel seeks ‘total elimination’ | DAILY EXPRESS UK

Horror warning issued over Iran war as Israel seeks 'total elimination' | Avi Melamed quoted by John Varga in the article For Daily Express...

48 Hours into the War with Iran: Tehran’s Proxies Still on the Sidelines | Avi Melamed

48 Hours into the War with Iran: Tehran’s Proxies Still on the Sidelines | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by...