2022-11-15T09:02:23-06:00 2021-12-31 981255298 ABOULAFIA AVITAL SHRENSKY & CO 15 KANFEI NASHARIM ST JERUSALEM IS 95464 990EZ 2021-01-01 820953061 INSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST INC INSI 4108437520 7009 WALLIS AVENUE BALTIMORE MD 21215 MAIA HOFFMAN TREASURER 4108437520 2022-11-15 1 MAIA HOFFMAN 999009999 RONALD ZALBEN P00517668 8883727299 2022-11-15 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X WWW.AVIMELAMED.COM/INSIDE-THE-MIDDLE-EAST-ITME/ X X 160854 X 160850 4 160854 3966 68586 72552 88302 55577 0 143879 X 101475 116056 0 80000 101475 196056 45898 52177 55577 143879 X TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CURRENT AND FUTURE LEADERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, ON CURRENT AFFAIRS IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE MIDDLE EAST. INSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST: ENTERING A NEW ERAIN THIS BOOK, ACCLAIMED MIDDLE EAST EXPERT AVI MELAMED TAKES YOU ON A FASCINATING, EYE-OPENING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAST'S GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE. AS THE REGION ENTERS THE NEW ERA, INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AND REGIONAL ALLIANCES ARE ENGAGED IN AN EPIC POWER STRUGGLE. SOME ARAB COUNTRIES ARE WALKING THE TURBULENT PATH TOWARDS A POSSIBLE NEW MODEL OF STATEHOOD. OTHERS ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR SOVEREIGNTY AND SURVIVAL. ALL OF THIS, WHILE WESTERN HEGEMONY IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS COMING TO AN END. AND THE EASTERN GIANTS ARE ON THE RISE. USING PRIMARILY SOURCES FROM THE REGION, AVI PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL, RARE INSIDER'S VIEW. HE CLEARLY AND INSIGHTFULLY CONTEXTUALIZES REGIONAL EVENTS, SKILLFULLY HELPING THE READER BUILD A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PICTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST TODAY. HE ALSO CHALLENGES COMMON WESTERN CONCEPTS, NARRATIVES, AND THEORIES. AND PROVIDES PREDICTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST CENTRAL ISSUES OF THE DAY. 0 16289 THE SEAM LINE: DOCUMENTARY SERIESIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR NON-PROFIT, INSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST - INTELLIGENCE PERSPECTIVES [ITME]), WHICH PROVIDES APOLITICAL NON-PARTISAN KNOWLEDGE, CUSTOMIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, STUDENTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND LEADERS, WE ARE DOING A FIVE-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES ON JERUSALEM BASED ON HIS POSITION AS ADVISOR ON ARAB AFFAIRS TO TEDDY KOLLEK AND EHUD OLMERT WHEN THEY WERE THE MAYORS OF JERUSALEM. THE SERIES IS CALLED THE SEAM LINE. AVI IS THE WRITER AND NARRATOR-GUIDE OF A DOCUMENTARY SERIES, PROVIDING AN INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE INTO THE MANY LAYERS OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT IN AND OVER JERUSALEM. BASED ON AVI'S ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIENCE IN JERUSALEM DURING THE CITY'S MOST VIOLENT CHAPTERS, THE SERIES OFFERS A VIEW OF JERUSALEM AND THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT NOT COVERED IN WESTERN MEDIA. AVI'S EXPERIENCE, INSIGHTS, AND LESSONS ARE RELEVANT NOT ONLY TO THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT BUT ALSO TO CONFLICTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. 100000 1602 HAWAII SPEAKING TOUR (2022)THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THOSE WHO LIVE IN HAWAII REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST. 36000 0 ITME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSINSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST : INTELLIGENCE PERSPECTIVES [ITME] PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE, CUSTOMIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, STUDENTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND LEADERS. THROUGH BRIEFINGS, LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND COURSES, ITME EQUIPS PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND TOOLS TO DEVELOP A MULTIDIMENSIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC MIDDLE EAST AND EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE MEDIA LITERATE CRITICAL THINKERS ABOUT ISRAEL, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE WORLD. OUR METHODOLOGY RESTS ON TWO CORE PILLARS1. PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL, APOLITICAL, NON-PARTISAN, INTELLIGENCE-BASED CONTEXTUALIZED EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST.2. TEACHES AND EQUIPS PEOPLE WITH PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT SKILLS AND TOOLS THAT EMPOWER THEM TO BE SOPHISTICATED MEDIA LITERATE CRITICAL THINKERS. 0 37053 54944 JOSEPH MARS SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 ANN BERDY BOARD MEMBER 2.50 0 0 0 JOSH FIDLER BOARD MEMBER 2.50 0 0 0 BETH GOLDSMITH BOARD MEMBER 2.50 0 0 0 JEFFREY BLAVATT BOARD MEMBER 2.50 0 0 0 RONNIE FOOTLICK BOARD MEMBER 2.50 0 0 0 ELI OVITS PRESIDENT 5.00 3966 0 0 MAIA HOFFMAN TREASURER 20.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 51141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MD JOELAH ORANGE 3306 TIMBERLAND LAND BALTIMORE MD 21208 4438021552 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 138000 39500 160850 338350 138000 39500 160850 338350 338350 22000 136000 158000 496350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED MAIA HOFFMAN OPERATE ORGANIZATION UNTIL ORGANIZATION'S LINE OF CREDIT IS ESTABLISHED X 51141 51141 0 0 0 51141 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: INTEREST ON CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT. AMOUNT: 4. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM SERVICES. AMOUNT: 54,944. DESCRIPTION: ADMINISTRATION. AMOUNT: 12,972. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING. AMOUNT: 670. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 68,586. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT IN IZZY DOCUMENTARY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 80,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,036. DESCRIPTION: OFFICER LOANS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 45,898. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 51,141. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.