Avi Melamed is the founder and CEO of Inside The Middle East | Intelligence Perspectives [ITME] and he says to understand Israel, we must understand the whole Middle East.

Avi brings to the table apolitical Middle East education, intelligence-based frameworks for critical thinking and media literacy engaging with Middle East experts absent from Western discourse.

Avi is an Israeli author, educator, and independent Middle East strategic intelligence analyst. He is a former senior official on Arab affairs and an Israeli intelligence official. He is an expert on current affairs in the Muslim and Arab society and their effect on the Middle East and Israel. (0:31-26:10)

Major humanitarian and human rights organisations with Australian links have been accused of failing Jewish staff, mishandling antisemitism complaints and allowing contested claims on Israel and Gaza to influence Australian media, education, Parliament and public debate according to Danielle Haas, one of EiGHT’s lead organizers.

A 63-page report by EiGHT, a group founded by current and former NGO professionals, says major international NGOs have minimised, reframed or dismissed antisemitism complaints despite presenting themselves as defenders of human rights, equality and accountability. (26:15-57:44)