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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Massive Explosion in the Port of Beirut, August 4, 2020 | Preliminary Observations by Avi Melamed

Massive Explosion in the Port of Beirut, August 4, 2020 | Preliminary Observations by Avi Melamed I am writing this article the day after a huge explosion that took place in the port of Beirut, the...

Possible Israeli Annexation / Sovereignty: Domestic & Regional Responses

Possible Israeli Annexation / Sovereignty: Domestic & Regional Responses by Avi Melamed In this short article, I would like to explore a couple of aspects of Israel, possibly annexing/applying Israel sovereignty in parts of the area...

The Civil War in Libya: A Flammable Struggle for Wealth & Hegemony

The Civil War in Libya: A Flammable Struggle for Wealth & Hegemony | By Avi Melamed Background Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa. It has the largest oil reserves in Africa, and it has the...

Al-Quds: Iranian Poster & Hidden Messages

Al-Quds: Iranian Poster & Hidden Messages Hezbollah chief Every year, on the last Friday of the Muslim month of Ramadan, worshipers around the world mark “Al-Quds Day.” This year. Ramadan began on April 23rd and ended on May...

Trump’s Plan – Regional Reactions & Initial Observations

Trump’s Plan – Regional Reactions & Initial Observations Trump’s Plan – Regional Reactions & Initial Observations | On Tuesday, January 28, 2020, US President Donald Trump presented his plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The program...

Zoom-In: The Red Sea

Zoom-In: The Red Sea There are two recent significant developments to follow related to the Red Sea, Zoom-In. Council of Red Sea Shore and Gulf of Aden Countries On January 8, 2020, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, overlooking the...

The Eastern Mediterranean: The Civil War in Libya & Turkish-Egyptian Tensions Deepen

The Eastern Mediterranean: The Civil War in Libya & Turkish-Egyptian Tensions Deepen An update to my article on Zoom-In on the Middle East | December 15, 2019, In this short article, I would like to focus on Turkey’s...

Iranian Retaliation: A Prelude to A Diplomatic Process?

Iranian Retaliation: A Prelude to A Diplomatic Process? Iranian Retaliation: A Prelude to A Diplomatic Process? | This article is being written just hours after Iran launched a missile attack (January 8) against two military bases...

Killing of Iranian Al-Quds, Major General Qassem Soleimani | Initial Observations

The Killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani | Initial Observations The killing of Iranian Al-Quds Force Commander, Major General Qassem Soleimani by the United States (January 3rd, 2020), launched a shock wave that ripples through the Middle East. Qassem...

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Iran Can’t Fulfill Its Hopes of a Shia Corridor Without Iraq

Below please see my article Iran Can’t Fulfill Its Hopes of a Shia Corridor Without Iraq, published by The Atlantic Council  Atlantic Council ~...

After Abbas Palestinian Unification Or Into The Lion’s Den? | MOMENT MAG

Avi Melamed quoted in the article by Noah Phillips as originally published in “The Moment Mag"," After Abbas Palestinian Unification or Into the Lion’s...

A View From The Region | How the Middle East Shapes the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

HOW THE MIDDLE EAST SHAPES THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT | A VIEW FROM THE REGION Build The Database Seeds of the Conflict Struggle for Identity, Path, and Direction...

Rafah attack: How Israel plans to hit Hamas and scale back war | REUTERS

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Rafah attack: How Israel plans to hit Hamas and scale back war", an article By Samia Nakhoul, Jonathan Saul...

Hamas Breathes a Sigh of Relief

Hamas Breathes a Sigh of Relief | The next line will probably astonish many people. When Israel formally announced that the IDF kidnapped...