Avi Melamed.
Category: Political Islam.

July 4, 2019
A Symbolic Day for the The Muslim Brotherhood
Symbolically, on the same day – June 17th 2019, as Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood said goodbye to Mohammad Morsi - a "Castle Guardian,” Abdul Majid al-Zuneibat, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood reform camp in Jordan presented the platform of the Reform camp: tolerance, political flexibility, and commitment to Jordan's sovereignty and independence. That profound change does not mean…

April 18, 2018
The Politics Behind the Palestinian March of Return (as published in Algemeiner)
The Politics Behind the Palestinian March of Return (As published in Algemeiner – please click here to read the article in Algemeiner) by Avi Melamed Israeli soldiers use tear gas against Palestinian rioters on the Gaza border, March 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Amir Cohen. On March 30, 2018, the Palestinians kicked-off the “March of Return” campaign, a series of protests…

April 7, 2018
The Palestinian March of Return: The Boxers Cautious Dance
- AUDIO ENABLED
- Egypt
- Gaza Strip
- Intelligence Bulletin
- Iran
- Israel and the Muslim world
- Palestinians
- Political Islam
- West Bank
INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Information: On March 30, 2018, the Palestinians kicked-off a national effort entitled The March of Return Campaign, scheduled to consist of a series of protests and demonstrations centered in the Gaza Strip, and planned to a lesser extent, also in the areas ruled by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. (Click here for the article I published…

August 9, 2017
What is Militant Sunni Islam?
Click Here For PDF of this post – “What Is Militant Sunni Islam?” What is Militant Sunni Islam? Contemporary Sunni militant Islam is rooted in the two main representatives of political Islam – the Muslim Brotherhood Movement and the ultra-conservative Salafi ideology. Since its early days, the Muslim Brotherhood had – in addition to its educational, social and…

August 9, 2017
What is Political Islam?
Click Here For PDF of this post – “What Is Political Islam?” What is Political Islam? The term “political Islam” refers to movements and parties in the Muslim world that have the following things in common: Their ultimate goal is to create a global Islamic cultural, political, and religious entity known as Khalafa / Caliphate in which no other…
May 5, 2017
DEBRIEF – I24 News | Rift between Hamas, PA shadows Trump visit |
- Avi Melamed on TV
- Egypt
- Gaza Strip
- Iran
- Israel
- Israel and the Muslim world
- Militant Islam
- Palestinians
- Political Islam
- Radical Islam
May 5, 2017 In case you missed it…. Avi Melamed discusses Trump visit and what US Administration should be focusing on… Click on Screenshot below to see the show

January 17, 2017
A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle East Legacy of Barack Obama
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- Egypt
- Gaza Strip
- Intelligence Bulletin
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Lexicon
- Militant Islam
- Palestinians
- Political Islam
- Radical Islam
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- The Gulf States
- The West and The Middle East
- Turkey
- United States
- West Bank
- Yemen
- Zoom In Zoom Out
Click here for PDF of this Article January 19, 2017 A Growing Whirlpool of Violence: The Middle Eastern Legacy of Barack Obama by Avi Melamed On June 4, 2009 the President of the United States, Barack Obama, delivered a speech at Cairo University entitled “A New Beginning” in which he called for the opening of a new…

July 20, 2016
Failed Military Coup in Turkey: President Recep & Mr. Erdoğan
I am REPOSTING THIS POST IN LIGHT OF A MISTAKE IN THE PREVIOUS TITLE July 20, 2016 by Avi Melamed A military coup in Turkey (July 15-16, 2016) was oppressed and failed. Though crushed, the attempted coup, which was apparently led by some factors within the Turkish army, indicates the deep and dangerous crisis which Turkey is experiencing that stems from…

July 20, 2016
Failed Military Coup in Turkey: President Recep & Mr. Erdoğan
PLEASE NOTE I EDITED THIS POST DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE TITLE July 20, 2016 by Avi Melamed A military coup in Turkey (July 15-16, 2016) was oppressed and failed. Though crushed, the attempted coup, which was apparently led by some factors within the Turkish army, indicates the deep and dangerous crisis which Turkey is experiencing that stems from serious…

March 21, 2015
Pax Amer-Iran
- AUDIO ENABLED
- Gaza Strip
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Militant Islam
- Political Islam
- Radical Islam
- Syria
- The Gulf States
- Turkey
- United States
- Yemen
March 20, 2015 Pax Amer – Iran by Avi Melamed At the peak of its power and influence, the United States’ foreign policy was described as Pax Americana. That description was inspired by the term Pax Romana –”The Roman Peace” – the term that describes the period of time between 27 BC and 180 AD known as the “Golden Era”…
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