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.
Somaliland First Lady Fardowsa Mohamed Roble, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, President Isaac Herzog, and First Lady Michal Herzog in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026.

From Somaliland to Gaza: Rebuilding through maternal, developmental security - opinion

Gazans wishing to move away from Hamas exist, and a maternal health initiative could create the conditions under which Gazans can change their society.

JUNE 17, 2026
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

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

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