Democrat congressional candidate Monica Tranel was silent when asked to explain her position on the Israel-Hamas conflict and opposition to GOP opponent Rep. Ryan Zinke's new bill.
Monica Tranel, a Democrat seeking to unseat Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke in the state's election next year, complained publicly about her GOP opponent's bill to halt Palestinian immigration into the U.S. amid the war in Israel, but refused to explain her stance on the issue. Zinke's measure, the Safeguarding Americans from Extremism Act, would deem any foreign national with a Palestinian Authority passport or PA-granted travel document inadmissible to the United States.
Fox asked Tranel whether she would have voted for the bipartisan Israel aid package that passed the House or supported a ceasefire in the Middle East, or whether she supported Zinke's call for tougher sanctions on Iran and a ban on funds going to Iranian and Palestinian organizations. Tranel did not respond.
This bill looks and is a very, very hard and harsh bill. Absolutely. And I said from the very, very beginning,' Zinke told Fox of the bill. 'I don't think you'll find a more stringent bill on the Gaza region than this. What has drawn us to this is that this administration has failed in every previous account or two that has come in this country.
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