Minister Ze'ev Elkin said, Thursday morning, "A right-wing government should not risk 2.5 mandates [Knesset seats -ed.] going into the trash."
Speaking at the Settlement Conference of the Besheva weekly and Arutz Sheva in the Samarian Jewish community of Kedem, he added, "That's true of [the] Otzma [Yehudit Party]. That's true of Noam. I'm glad [Zehut Party Chairman Moshe] Feiglin understood that," when Feiglin withdrew Zehut from the race.