Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has responded to the capture of the terrorist who planned to attack him by saying, "Our Shabak [Israel Security Agency] is one of the best in the world. Throughout the handling of the threat, I was updated and I knew that when the Shabak is in the picture and the police are in the field, I can sleep peacefully and securely.
Barkat concluded, "Throughout this period I insisted on not changing anything on my schedule. We must not let terror dictate our schedule."