The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nice/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:19:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nice | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nice/ 32 32 Meet the French mayor who hung Israeli flags and a hostage banner on his City Hall https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-french-mayor-who-hung-israeli-flags-and-a-hostage-banner-on-his-city-hall/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:52:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3661349 Leading Nice, the 5th-largest metropolitan area in France, the self-described 'Jew at heart' Christian Estrosi bucks opposition - and death threats - in his stalwart defense of Israel

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]]> Nice’s Barak Eilam to step down as CEO after decade-long tenure https://www.timesofisrael.com/nices-barak-eilam-to-step-down-as-ceo-after-decade-long-tenure/ Thu, 16 May 2024 18:28:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3291436 Eilam, who joined cloud-based software-provider in 1999, will stay in office until year's end, help find a successor

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]]> Algerian soccer player facing jail time in France after sharing antisemitic clip https://www.timesofisrael.com/algerian-soccer-player-facing-jail-time-in-france-after-sharing-antisemitic-clip/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:04:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3181033 Youcef Atal sidelined by Nice, charged with incitement to religious hatred over Instagram post in which Palestinian preacher calls on God to 'send the Jews a black day'

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]]> CEO warns judicial overhaul plan threatens Israel’s position as a business hub https://www.timesofisrael.com/ceo-warns-judicial-reform-plan-threatens-israels-position-as-a-business-hub/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:34:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2928277 Barak Eilam, head of the NIS 44 billion cloud computing software firm Nice, says businesses have a fiduciary duty to invest in countries with independent judiciary

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]]> Suspect in Nice church attack faces terror murder charges https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-in-nice-church-attack-faces-terror-murder-charges/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:34:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2444204 Police had struggled to question stabbing suspect, who was seriously injured following spree in which three killed

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]]> After attacks, French PM says radical Islamism is the ‘enemy’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-attacks-french-pm-says-radical-islamism-is-the-enemy/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 14:25:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2424766&preview=true&preview_id=2424766 At Nice memorial for killing victims, Jean Castex says the ideology 'distorts the Muslim religion by twisting its scriptures'

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]]> French churches honor 3 Nice terror attack victims as police detain 5 suspects https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-churches-honor-3-nice-attack-victims-as-police-detain-5-suspects/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:08:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2420070 Investigators trying to determine if prime suspect, who was shot and wounded after deadly assault, acted alone

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]]> 2 more suspects arrested over deadly Islamist terror attack in Nice church https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-more-suspects-arrested-over-nice-church-attack/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 12:07:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2419839 Authorities holding 6 people for their suspected links to Brahim Issaoui, who stabbed 3 people to death in the southern French city

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]]> Third suspect detained over deadly Islamist terror attack at Nice church https://www.timesofisrael.com/third-suspect-detained-over-stabbing-attack-in-nice/ Sat, 31 Oct 2020 11:38:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2419361 French police working to uncover possible accomplices of Brahim Issaoui, who they have been unable to question since he was shot while carrying out assault that left 3 dead

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]]> Jewish schools and synagogues in Nice close Friday, fearing terror attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-schools-and-synagogues-in-nice-closed-friday-fearing-terror-attacks/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:02:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2419144 'We’re all feeling threatened,' says city's chief rabbi after man shouting Allahu Akbar kills three in a church; Kosher shops in city also stepping up security

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]]> Tunisian in deadly Nice terror attack turned to religion after teen troubles https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisian-suspect-in-nice-attack-turned-to-religion-after-teenage-troubles/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:18:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2419100&preview=true&preview_id=2419100 'It's not normal': Family of Brahim Issaoui, suspected of killing three in French church, express dismay; officials say he was arrested for knife crime in 2016

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]]> French police question man over contact with Nice church killing suspect https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-police-question-man-over-contact-with-nice-church-killing-suspect/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:08:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2418971 47-year-old thought to have communicated with Brahim Aouissaoui, who killed 3 after entering house of worship holding a copy of the Koran and three knives

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]]> Nice church killer is Tunisian, 21, entered France from Italy three weeks ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/nice-church-killer-is-tunisian-entered-france-from-italy-three-weeks-ago/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:57:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2418833 Terror suspect, named as Brahim Aouissaoui, 21, reportedly reached Italian island of Lampedusa on September 20 and traveled to Paris October 9, spent 2 weeks on quarantine ship

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]]> World leaders including Netanyahu, Trump condemn deadly stabbings in France https://www.timesofisrael.com/world-leaders-including-rivlin-trump-condemn-deadly-stabbings-in-france/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:20:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2418680 US president says such attacks 'must stop immediately,' Israeli leader expresses 'shock and condemnation,' as Nice terror attack draws displays of solidarity

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]]> A timeline of jihadist attacks in France in recent years https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-timeline-of-jihadist-attacks-in-france-in-recent-years/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:04:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2418664 The stabbing in Nice is the latest in a series of terrorist incidents, including one that left 130 concertgoers dead and another that killed a rabbi and Jewish kids

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