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Yosef ("Yossi)" Melman was born in Poland. The family immigrated to Israel in 1957, when he was six years old.<ref>[http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/13424-1/Dan+Raviv.aspx ''Booknotes'' interview] with Melman and Dan Raviv on ''Every Spy a Prince'', August 5, 1990]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115121833/http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/13424-1/Dan+Raviv.aspx |date=November 15, 2011 }}</ref> He graduated from [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] and was a [[Nieman Fellow]] at [[Harvard University]]. From 1969 he served for three years with [[Special forces of Israel|"Shaked", a reconnaissance and Special Forces unit]] in the [[Israel Defense Forces]].

Melman has stated that he considers himself a left-wing Israeli, and that Israel must abandon the occupied territories to live in peace with a [[Palestinian state]]. However, he has also said that the Palestinians should not be given the [[Palestinian right of return|right of return]], as that would defeat the idea of a [[two-state solution]] in Israeli minds.<ref>"Melman, Yossi (September 20, 2002), [https://www.theguardian.com/israel/comment/0,10551,795574,00.html "We cannot have them back]"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', September 20, 2002. Retrieved November 2, 2006.</ref>

While supporting the peace process with the PalestinianPalestinians, Melman believes that Israel must retain its strong military capabilities, including its [[Deterrence theory|nuclear deterrence]].

Melman was described by [[WikileaksWikiLeaks]] in February 2012 as an "information mule" who had "channeled tips to the Mossad", assertions that were contested by Melman in his review of his relationship with [[Julian Assange]], whom he believes has made anti-Semitic statements.<ref name="Tab 28Feb2012">{{cite journal |url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/92332/assanges-chutzpah/ |title=Assange's Chutzpah |authorfirst=Yossi |last=Melman |date=28 February 28, 2012 |journal=[[Tablet Magazine]] |accessdateaccess-date=21 March 21, 2012}}</ref>

Yossi Melman was twice (in 1994 and in 2017, together with Dan Raviv) the recipient of the 1994 “SimonSimon Rockower Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism”Journalism and of the 1995 Boris Smolar Award of Excellence in International News or Feature Reporting”Reporting, on behalf of the [[American Jewish Press Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajpa.org/general/custom.asp?page=2017Rockower |title=The 36th Annual Simon Rockower Award Winners - American Jewish Press Association |website=www.ajpa.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621051249/http://www.ajpa.org/general/custom.asp?page=2017Rockower |archive-date=2017-06-21}} </ref>

In 2003 together with a few other members of the [[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists#International Consortium of Investigative Journalists|ICIJ]] investigative team he has received a special award for their coverage “Making"Making a Killing: The Business of War”War", a project of 11 feature articles on worldwide arms dealers, oil and diamond merchants in Third World countries.

In 2004 survey among ''Haaretz'' readers Yossi, Melman was selected as the “MostMost Outstanding and Interesting Writer”Writer.

In 2007 participated together with ICIJ reporters [[Michael Bilton]], [[Prangtip Daorueng]], [[Ignacio Gomez]], [[Andreas Harsono]], [[Alain Lallemand]], [[Mutegi Njau]], [[Paul Radu]], [[Gerardo Reyes (journalist)|Gerardo Reyes]] and [[Leo Sisti]] in an investigatory project Collateral Damage: Human Rights and Military Aid After 9/11. The project was nominated for the Online News Association Awards.

In 2008, Melman won an award from the [[Investigative Reporters and Editors]] Association (IRE) for his report on a [[Palestinians in Jordan|Jordanian Palestinian]] held illegally by American, Israeli and Jordanian security services.<ref>{{cite news| title=Haaretz journalist wins investigative reporting award | publisherwork=Haaretz | date=July 1, 2008 | accessdate=October 12, 2012 | author=Carmel, Asaf}}</ref>

{{external media | width = 210px | alignfloat = right | headerimage= | video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?13424-1/every-spy-prince ''Booknotes'' interview with Melman and Dan Raviv on ''Every Spy a Prince'', August 5, 1990], [[C-SPAN]]}}

*''The Master Terrorist: The True Story of Abu-Nidal'', translated by Shmuel Himelstein. ([[Adama Books]], 1986), {{ISBN |0-915361-52-3}}

*''The Imperfect Spies: The History of Israeli Intelligence''. ([[Sidgwick & Jackson]], 1989), ASIN B0007BR81Q

*''Behind the Uprising : Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians'', written with [[Dan Raviv]]. ([[Greenwood Press]], 1989), {{ISBN |0-313-26787-1}}

*''The New Israelis: An Intimate View of a Changing People''. ([[Carol Publishing Corporation]], 1992), {{ISBN |1-55972-129-4}}

*''Friends in Deed: Inside the U.S.-Israel Alliance'', written with Dan Raviv. ([[Hachette Books#Hyperion Books|Hyperion Books]], 1994) {{ISBN |0-7868-6006-5}}

*''[[Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community]]'', written with Dan Raviv. ([[Houghton Mifflin]], 1990) {{ISBN |0-395-47102-8}}

*''[[Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars]]'', written with Dan Raviv. (Levant Books, 2012), {{ISBN |978-0985437817}}

*''The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinajed and the State of Iran'' written with Meir Javedanfar (Caroll&Graf, 2007) {{ASIN|B001G8WGPC}} {{ISBN |0786721065}}

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