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minus-squareJack_Burton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-223 hours agoI replied to someone else with this but I’ll post it here as well. The comma does the heavy lifting and is unfotunately ambiguous. Democrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state This could easily mean: Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel while recognizing Palestinian state In the case the resolution is unnamed in the headline: Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state in the process
I replied to someone else with this but I’ll post it here as well.
The comma does the heavy lifting and is unfotunately ambiguous.
This could easily mean:
Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state
Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel while recognizing Palestinian state
In the case the resolution is unnamed in the headline:
Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state
Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state in the process