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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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 Abdullah Bin Abd-Alaziz, ruled Saudi Arabia for ten years from 2005...

מסר משמעותי

מסר משמעותי Below is the Hebrew version of the English article I posted yesterday “A Significant Message“. ארגון חזבאללה הלבנוני הודיע כי שישה מפעיליו נהרגו בתקיפה שהתרחשה באיזור קנייטרה בצד הסורי של רמת הגולן ב 18 בינואר. בנוסף, הודיעה אירן רשמית...

A Significant Message…

A Significant Message, the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced that six of its militants were killed on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on January 18th. In addition, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that an...

Muslim Brotherhood at the Crossroads

Muslim Brotherhood at the Crossroads | The Middle East continues to constantly provide dramatic events in different areas – in Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq and other places. However, I would like to divert your attention...

Sixty-Six Egyptian Fishermen, Yemen and Instability in the Middle-East

Sixty-Six Egyptian Fishermen, Yemen and Instability in the Middle-East | Pay attention to the recent developments in Yemen, an Arab State with a population of 23,000,000 people. Yemen is located on the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (sometimes...

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 – Light at the End of Tunnel that I published on July 22,...

מבצע “צוק איתן” – יוצאים למרחב חדש

מבצע “צוק איתן” – יוצאים למרחב חדש ב- 22 יולי, בשלביו המוקדמים של מבצע “צוק איתן”, פרסמתי מאמר בכותרת “האם יש אור בקצה המנהרה” ובו קבעתי את הדברים העיקריים הבאים א) סבב זה מציע פוטנציאל לשינוי אסטרטגי חיובי...

האם נהרג מחמד דף המפקד של גדודי עז א- דין אלקסאם

האם נהרג מחמד דף המפקד של גדודי עז א- דין אלקסאם ************   אשגר מודיעין   ************ ?האם נהרג מחמד דף המפקד של גדודי עז א- דין אלקסאם נכון לכתיבת דווח זה לא ברור האם מחמד דף, מפקד גדודי עז...

Was the Military supreme commander of Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades killed?

Was the Military supreme commander of Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades killed? At the time this report is being written, the fate of Mohammed Deif, the Supreme Commander of the Izz A-Din Al-Qaasam Brigades, who was targeted...

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LEBANON THE TRAGIC TRAJECTORY

Our Regional Guest | Hussain Abdul-Hussain | حسين عبد الحسين This Briefing room topic: Lebanon the tragic trajectory with...

Consensus Among Israelis ‘That the War Should Continue’ Until Hamas Defeated: Analyst | NTD NEWS

Consensus Among Israelis ‘That the War Should Continue’ Until Hamas Defeated: Analyst | By Evelyn Li with Avi Melamed | January 22, 2024 NTD...

JCPOA Pushed Middle East Closer to War: Will Western Leaders Choose the Right Path to Reverse The Tide?

JCPOA Pushed Middle East Closer to War: Will Western Leaders Choose the Right Path to Reverse The Tide? Article’s major points: Developments and events in the...

Tehran secretly threatens to strike America’s oil-rich allies in the Middle East if their territory or airspace is used for an Israeli attack on...

Tehran secretly threatens to strike America's oil-rich allies in the Middle East if their territory or airspace is used for an Israeli attack on...