NANCY HARTEVELT KOBRIN

The author holds a doctorate in Islamic literature and is a psychoanalyst counter-terrorist expert specializing in early childhood development and the mind and body language of the jihadi.
Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Violence in the Arab sector after Oct. 7: The solution is in childhood education - opinion

Chronic insecurity intensifies fear, and fear often amplifies defensive arming and reactive violence.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announces a zero-carbon city called "The Line" to be built at NEOM in northwestern Saudi Arabia, January 10, 2021.

Where is Mohammed bin Salman’s mother? And why does it matter for Israel? - opinion

In dynastic cultures, legitimacy is performed through spectacular acts offered to the maternal witness.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026
A woman dressed in Somaliland's flag colours parades to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024.

Somaliland exists: recognition is about truth, not favor - opinion

Nadifa Mohamed’s novel and Israel’s recognition of Somaliland show why acknowledging marginalized lives is a matter of justice.

JANUARY 3, 2026

The psychology of kinocide: Why do terrorists target families and women? - opinion

Hamas could have executed families and walked away. But they didn’t. They lingered. They engaged in frenzied massacres, brutal torture, and mutilation.

MAY 18, 2025
DR. COCHAV ELKAYAM-LEVY, interviewed by Caleb Ben Dor, speaks about the Dvora Institute’s project dealing with kinocide, at a Speak Easy lecture series event in Tel Aviv earlier this month

What? There were Jews in Somalia?!

It’s not easy being a Jew in this predominantly Muslim country.

JANUARY 28, 2018
A destroyed building in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu