Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a Labor faction meeting at the Knesset, "Alongside the pain of the terrible murder of the Ushrenko family, I praise the police for quickly cracking the case."
In addition, Barak praised the Shin Bet and the police for arresting Jewish terrorist, Yaakov Teitel, and said, "It is important that we protect against weeds (negative elements) and sleeper cells that are fighting against democracy." (Amnon Meranda and Attila Somfalvi)