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In 2016 he was a consultant and protagonist in [[Alex Gibney]]'s documentary "''[[Zero Days]]''" which won the [[Peabody Award]].
 
In 2017 he created with director Duki Dror a 4 part TV documentary called "The Mossad Cover Story".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKV_MUi21uo part one of the series]</ref>
The series got good reviews by the Israeli media.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/television/.premium-1.4180627 article in Haaretz (in Hebrew)]</ref>
 
Melman is an avid runner and triathlete who ran 35 [[marathon]]s in Europe and the US, six [[ultramarathon]]s of 50 to 75 km and four [[Ironman Triathlon]]s. He is the initiator and founder of "Israman" (Israel's Ironman). In 2009, eight days after suffering a [[heart attack]], he returned to run a full marathon. One of his books in Hebrew is called "Autobiography of Running". In December 2016 he ran 66 km to mark his 66th birthday.<ref>Yossi Melman, [http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Run-for-a-lifetime-477533 Run for a lifetime], ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'', January 5, 2017</ref>
 
In 1976, Melman married Billie Rozensweig, a [[Tel Aviv]]-born Israeli historian. They have three children: Yotam, Dov, and Daria.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/melman-yossi-1950</ref>
 
==Views and opinions==