Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin called Likud Central Committee members to approve the merger with Yisrael Beytenu ahead of the vote on Monday.
"This partnership will allow political stability and forming the Right camp to one unified bloc," Rivlin said."We will not give up [the Likud's] values," he assured committee members in a letter, adding that "not approving the merger deal will weaken both Likud and the national camp."
