Inside the Middle East

Acclaimed Israeli intelligence analyst and former counter-terrorism expert for the Israeli Defense Force, Avi Melamed, forgoes the mainstream media's articles "explaining" what's happening in the Middle East and spends his time reading Arab and Israeli news and talking with people on the ground, often ones in fear of terrorism on a daily basis. Melamed lives in Israel and lived in Arab territories for more than twenty years. He's spent a lifetime studying the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, and with this incredible, long-awaited volume, he reveals the intricacies of the unfolding events and what they mean for the Middle East and for the rest of the world. Melamed elucidates things such as who terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Boko Haram, ISIS, and the Muslim Brotherhood, to name a few, are--and what they want, as well as which Middle East countries likely have nuclear weapons, which are likely in the process of developing them, and how Western countries and politicians need to respond. Melamed also share his predictions for what's to come, because, amazingly, he has a history of being spot on. With his lifetime of research has come a keen awareness that citizens of the world need to know whom to support and whom to decry. They need to know what to demand of their politicians, what the significance of unfolding events is--and what theyhaven't been told, what's going on behind the scenes. The conflicts in the Middle East grow more dangerous and more confusing every day and they won't simply go away. This comprehensive volume is one of the most important books of our time and a significant, eye-opening read.