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On the 7th local time, former US House Speaker Pelosi said in an interview that it was "wrong" to invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to speak at the US Congress. She said Netanyahu's speech would "attract protesters" to Capitol Hill. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to deliver a speech at a joint meeting of the US Senate and House of Representatives on July 24. Fox News said that Pelosi was asked in an interview with CNN whether she would invite Netanyahu to give a speech if she was still the Speaker of the House of Representatives. To this, she replied: "Absolutely not." Pelosi said, "I think it's wrong... I think it's very sad that he was invited, who knows if he will still be prime minister by then. What will Benny Gantz say tomorrow (8th)? What will happen? All the news I see says that they are not happy with this or that. Not just Benny, but other members of his cabinet." Pelosi added, "I think this will lead to more of what we have seen, that our own people are dissatisfied with what is happening there. Let's work to achieve a two-state solution and achieve peace in the region instead of going to the Capitol to attract protesters." Israeli opposition leader and wartime cabinet member Benny Gantz will announce on the evening of the 8th local time that the National Unity Party he leads will withdraw from the emergency coalition government, fulfilling the ultimatum he issued to Netanyahu last month. Gantz's office announced on the 7th that he will issue a statement at 8:40 p.m. local time on the 8th. Gantz said on May 18 that he required the current government led by Netanyahu to complete the formulation of the post-war governance plan for Gaza by June 8, otherwise he will lead his party to withdraw from Israel's emergency coalition government. Pelosi's remarks sparked doubts online, with some people mentioning that she had strongly supported inviting Ukrainian President Zelensky to speak to the U.S. Congress. Some American netizens criticized, "She let Zelensky speak to Congress and fly the Ukrainian flag in our capital! She is a liar." Others commented, "How can Pelosi know what is right and what is wrong? She only knows what is best for her power."