Livia Link, the Consul of Israel in Houston, referred in an interview on Galei Tzahal to the release of the hostages in Texas.
"This is a great relief, these were tense hours, we arrived as quickly as possible to embrace the community. The authorities managed the crisis on a high level and updated us regularly," Link said.
She added: "No one should go to synagogue in the morning and not be sure if he will return home. We are seeing the rise of anti-Semitism all over the world, and certainly in the United States. We heard that the kidnapper was killed, we can breathe a sigh of relief. "