[Pereira:] They were cousins, armed with axes and knives. They launched an attack on worship worshippers and all four people were killed. All of them rabbis, three American Israelis, one a British citizen. We're told because of the connection to America the FBI is going to launch an investigation. President Obama for his part has condemned these attacks saying there can be no justification. He added, quote, "At this sensitive moment in Jerusalem, it's more important for Israeli and Palestinian leaders and ordinary citizens to work cooperative to lower tensions, reject violence and seek a path towards peace." Israeli envoy to the U.N. Ron Prosor is here and Ben Wedeman joins us from Jerusalem. Ben, I want to turn to you. Give us the latest on the situation. It's been a very, very tense day there.
[Ben Wedeman, Cnn Senior International Correspondent:] Yes, it's been very tense since about 7:00 this morning when this attack took place when these two Palestinians from east Jerusalem burst into morning prayers and killed those four people. There were actually about ten or possibly a dozen people inside this synagogue, six remain in very serious condition, one of them was one of the police officers who responded to the calls for help, arriving on the scene just seven minutes after it happened and then, of course, they were able to kill those two attackers. But we are expecting the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to make a statement in about an hour and fifteen minutes from now on the situation in Jerusalem which, of course, is very tense. He has come out and said that they, the Israeli security forces, will be demolishing the homes of those two Palestinian attackers. He has come out also, earlier in the day, condemning what he called incitement by Hamas as well as the Palestinian authority led by President Mahmoud Abbas. So certainly we're expecting some sort of further explanation as to what Israel's steps will be. It's important to keep in mind that these attackers don't come from the west bank, they don't come from Gaza, they live within an area that is under full Israeli control, Michaela.
[Pereira:] Quickly, I'm wondering, Ben, if you can give us an understanding that the authorities believe these were lone wolf actors, if you will. But we have also been reporting here in the last few weeks, in the last month, of other kind of similar attacks.
[Wedeman:] Yes, we've had a variety of attacks. In fact, six people have been killed in the last few weeks by what are being described as these lone wolf attacks, attackers largely from east Jerusalem with no apparent affiliation to any radical Palestinian organizations. And this is what makes it so difficult because under normal circumstances these t Israeli security forces intelligence who are quite capable have a lot of means at their that they can use to watch and follow people. When it comes to judges who are just acting on their own it's very difficult to anticipate any possible attacks.
[Pereira:] Ben Wedeman, our thanks. Ambassador Prosor is here with me in studio. Sir, first of all, our condolences certainly have to be given. What a terrible day. We've heard the reaction of Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he is going to respond and that Israel will respond with a heavy hand. I think there's such concern about a new level of conflict, but what do you expect that heavy hand to look like?
[Ron Prosor, Israeli Permanent Representative To The United Nations:] First, let's look at the facts. Just think. In less than a month six terrorist attacks against Israelis. Trains, streets, the Palestinian authority putting cartoons on their official sites calling the ram Jews. And if you look at today, basically innocent Israelis can not find sanctuary.
[Pereira:] In a house of worship.
[Prosor:] In a sanctuary of a synagogue. And you saw with American citizens and British citizens, terrorism doesn't have borders, doesn't know nationalities. And I have to tell the American people and everyone else, look, Israel is on the front line encountering this terrorism from Hamas, from Hezbollah, from all those radical enemies that you see all around. If you're not with us today, you'll find terrorism on your doorsteps tomorrow.
[Pereira:] And we are already seeing the terrorism working its way around the world. What do you expect the reaction to be like from your country?
[Prosor:] Well, first and foremost, every prime minister, every president, the first thing that he has to do is protect his citizens, so I think you see a reaction trying to protect Israeli citizens, which is quite obvious. But the point that I want to make, which is really important, is the incitement. Because the incitement issue continues day in and day out and we can see that in the Palestinian authority on Hamas calling for a day of rage. And those are the results, because people come and listen to this, so you have Israel and the prime minister on the one hand with Kerry and King Abdullah and Jordan, Prime Minister Netanyahu standing tall and saying, hey, no changes on the temple mount and the other side, inciting.
[Pereira:] So here's a question. We've tried to explore this many times here. How do you counter the inciting of an ideology? Because you can destroy a people, but the ideology will continue.
[Prosor:] That's true. But what do you have? You have to make sure that terrorist organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS, Boko Haram, and Nigeria, they all have an ideology going out against the values that we all cherish, Americans, Israelis, everyone in the world. But we can't make a differentiation. We have to really stick very strong and counter it everyday. Because at the end of the day, only through education, we will be able to change something.
[Pereira:] To that end, there's no we are in for a long haul.
[Prosor:] True. We are in for a long haul, understanding that there are powers and terrorist organizations with ideology trying to take us down. And if you look after 91111 have increased by five times as much around the world. So we all have to stand very strong, not making any discounts, not blaming ourselves, but making sure those that those terrorists are going to be attacked and stopped before they reach our doorsteps.
[Pereira:] Ambassador Prosor, thank you so much for your time today. And again, our condolences. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I should point out, is going to hold a news conference around 12:30 Eastern time, about an hour from now, and CNN will bring his comments to you live when that happens. Ahead right here, recruiting for ISIS. An American woman accused of trying to sign up people for terror attacks. We'll take you inside the FBI's undercover operation coming up.