Avi Melamed.
Category: Inside the Middle East.

January 20, 2021
Would You Like To Understand The News…Better?
My years of Intelligence positions throughout the Middle East have afforded me a unique understanding of the region. I would love to help you, your friends, colleagues, organization, firm, institution, etc. have a better understanding of this important and fascinating region! If this interests you, contact me today to book your LIVE & INTERACTIVE online briefing at Avi@AviMelamed.com 1-202-239-8879…

January 20, 2021
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September 18, 2020
Shana Tova سنة جديدة سعيدة שנה טובה
Shana Tova سنة جديدة سعيدة שנה טובה שלום לכולם ההתמודדות עם אתגר הקורונה, האירועים הדינמיים, לעיתם הדרמטיים במרחב שלנו וגם פה אצלנו בבית יוצרים אפקט מצטבר של תחושת “זכינו לחיות בתקופה שתירשם בדברי הימים של ההיסטוריה האנושית כרבת חשיבות“. שנה עברית חדשה ממתינה ממש מעבר לפינה ונדמה שהברכות המסורתיות שלנו לראש השנה מקבלות משנה משמעות ועוצמה. בפרוס עלינו שנה עברית…

August 5, 2020
And Now For Something Completely Different!
We are so thrilled to share the above movie with you! Your feedback – as always – is welcome! As you know, my expertise is Current Events in the Middle East, the Arab & Muslim World, and their Impact on the Region & Israel. I provide Geopolitical Briefings, Intelligence Tours, & Personal Encounters in Israel. And I Lecture & Teach…

July 23, 2020
Avi Melamed | Join Me as We Go Inside The Middle East
Shalom. My name is Avi Melamed. I am an Author, Educator, Lecturer, and Strategic Intelligence Analyst. My expertise is Current Events in the Middle East, the Arab & Muslim World, and their Impact on the Region & Israel. I provide Geopolitical Briefings, Intelligence Tours, & Personal Encounters in Israel and I Lecture & Teach abroad. I look forward to being…

September 6, 2017
My Enemy is My Best Asset
Click Here To Download a PDF of this Article September 5, 2017 My Enemy is My Best Asset by Avi Melamed Former United States Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, published an article on August 2, 2017 entitled “Chaos and Order in a Changing World.” In his piece, Dr. Kissinger provides analysis regarding different global arenas. He opens his section…

August 4, 2017
PRAXIS – Practice Critical Thinking. Read Between the Lines. Apply Media Literacy. Exercise Interrogative Approach.
In my program Inside the Middle East: Intelligence Perspectives now going into its 5th year under the auspices of the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College, I emphasize to my students the importance of Critical Thinking, Media Literacy, and an Interrogative Approach. Today I came across a perfect example to illustrate the importance of both of those skills in an article…

July 23, 2017
Al Hazimi Ideology: Radicalization of Extremism
- Inside the Middle East
- Intelligence Bulletin
- Militant Islam
- Radical Islam
- Saudi Arabia
- The West and The Middle East
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Bulletin Intelligence Bulletin Al Hazimi Ideology: Radicalization of Extremism July 23, 2017 Information: Major Arab information platforms, including Elaph and Al Arabiya, have just recently introduced a person named Ahmad Bin Omar Al Hazimi, a Saudi Salafi-Jihadi preacher advocating what is described as “a more extreme and brutal version of…

July 17, 2017
Game of Pawns: The Middle East 2017 – Avi Melamed North American Fall Lecture Tour
ANNOUNCING MY NEW LECTURE TOUR SEPTEMBER 27- NOVEMBER 25, 2017 Game of Pawns ~ The Middle East 2017 A smoking volcano erupted into the Arab Awakening – and the aftershocks, including the War in Syria, the widening Sunni-Shi’ite rift, and the escalating Arab-Persian power struggle have brought about a tectonic plate movement that is shaping a new Middle…

January 23, 2017
Video Briefing: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama
This video (to watch the video click below on “READ MORE”) compliments my latest article: This will also be the theme of my upcoming North American Tour – February 7 – March 27, 2017. If you would like to invite me to speak to your community please email me at avi@avimelamed.com. Thank you, and as always, I hope you find this video…

July 1, 2016
Intelligence Report: Harakat as-Sabeeren Nasran li-Filastin in the Gaza Strip
- Gaza Strip
- Inside the Middle East
- Intelligence Bulletin
- Iran
- Militant Islam
- Palestinians
- Radical Islam
- Syria
- West Bank
July 1st, 2016 by Avi Melamed General Background: The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn, most widely known as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is a Sunni Islamic group, established in the late 1970’s. The PIJ is a Palestinian organization inspired by Jihadi Islamist Militant ideology. The goal of Jihadi Islamist Militant ideology is to create,…

June 26, 2016
America Must Revolutionize its Understanding of the Middle East
by Avi Melamed For the past generation, America’s Middle East policy has primarily been a chronology of failures. The proactive promotion of democratization in Iraq, Egypt, and the Palestinian arena resulted in catastrophes. Leading from behind appears to have failed too, as chaos in the Middle East deepens, and U.S. outreach to Iran raises tensions and creates instability in the…

June 12, 2016
Congratulations ITME3!
A few days ago the seventeen fellows – and now proud graduates – of the 2015-2016 Eisenhower Institute, Inside the Middle East: Intelligence Perspectives program, concluded eight months of studying and an eleven-day challenging, educational, engaging, exciting and meaningful Field Seminar to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Here is a link to a beautiful gallery of pictures from the tour!…

May 4, 2016
Restoring U.S. Influence in the Middle East
Published in Inside Sources in May 4, 2016 Restoring U.S. Influence in the Middle East by Avi Melamed The United States is viewed in the Middle East today as a declining power with a diminished ability to influence events and lead. The Arab states, Turkey, and Israel are disturbed by U.S. policy in the Middle East—primarily America’s extended hand towards Iran,…
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