Education Minister Yoav Kisch's office responded to the giant banner placed against him by Kiryat Motzkin on the city hall building, claiming that he "abandoned the city's children." The office stated that "the mayor made demands that exceed regulations and law, including a request to open a classroom contrary to standards and attempts to bypass professional procedures and against the law. After refusing the illegal requests, the mayor published false and defamatory claims against the minister and the education system, damaging public trust. The ministry's budgets are determined solely by professional criteria, and no media campaign or political pressure will change that."