Shas chairman Interior Minister Aryeh Deri reacted to the decision to open the educational institutions in localities defined as orange.
"I thank Health Minister Yuli Edelstein for accepting my position that following the decline in morbidity, there is no reason to discriminate between educational institutions and commercial establishments, and in orange communities educational institutions should be opened and returned to school."
"Education is a supreme value and the soul of the Jewish people and I am happy with the decision," said Deri.