NoneOfUrBusiness

Wait isn't Ireland an EU tax haven?

Bernie was a bit slow to get going, but he's also one of the most vocal US senators against Israel.

I don't think Israel has the ability or desire to spend money manipulating everyone's politics. Only the US seems to be fine with it for some reason, which in part explains the difference in attitude between the EU and US over Israeli actions throughout the past year.

Egypt has a half-decent army and a peace treaty so probably impossible. The Gaza blockade also relies on Egyptian cooperation. Israel is like... That, but I don't think even them want to return to 70s era Arab relations. Jordan has Saudi Arabia support and a peace treaty, so again no reason to rock the boat. Syria, though? Definitely on the cards. They don't have a peace treaty and Syria is a failed stated who only have allies in Russia and Iran. The blowback will be disastrous, but Israel has proven they don't care about that.

Begins?

I mean it might be different but I don't think so. I was calling it empty rhetoric because I (admittedly a layman) don't see how they'd accomplish anything even if they sued.

Fuck's sake. You do realize what an actual blockade would look like for Cuba, right?

Yes, things could be worse. They're still bad.

I'm not saying Cuba is competently running their economy, but an incompetently run economy doesn't lead you to the modern state of Cuba. Why are you so intent on ignoring how the US prevents their citizens, and discourages those of other countries, from doing trade with Cuba? Plenty of countries trade with Cuba, including the US itself, but that's all despite US influence. The idea that the US is just not doing business with Cuba is patently false.

Do you know how fucking hard it is to maintain my status already.

I'll go ahead and ask. How hard is it?

I mean do they even have a case? The article doesn't say anything, but I'd pass it off as the sort of ramblings characteristic of Israeli officials when things don't go their way.

Israel picking a fight with a leading EU country. Gotta grab some popcorn.

I mean I know about the results of the act, and the blockade in general. And they're... the state of Cuba for the past 60 years.

Yes, any kind of business. Including using their banking system. Do you not understand how disastrous this was and remains to be to Cuba's ability to trade with the world at large or are you being willfully obtuse? Are you aware of how the US attempts (often successfully) to enforce the sanction on other countries? Again, if you seriously think it's as simple as you put it you need to educate yourself. Here's a start:

The Helms-Burton Act has been the target of criticism from Canadian and European governments in particular, who object to what they say is the extraterritorial pretensions of a piece of legislation aimed at punishing non-U.S. corporations and non-U.S. investors who have economic interests in Cuba.

The United States has threatened to stop financial aid to other countries if they trade non-food items with Cuba. The U.S.'s attempts to do so have been vocally condemned by the United Nations General Assembly as an extraterritorial measure that contravenes "the sovereign equality of States, non-intervention in their internal affairs and freedom of trade and navigation as paramount to the conduct of international affairs".[133] Academic Nigel White writes, "While the U.S. measures against Cuba do not amount to a blockade in a technical or formal sense, their cumulative effect is to put an economic stranglehold on the island, which not only prevents the United States intercourse but also effectively blocks commerce with other states, their citizens and companies."

There's a reason every human rights group and their mother has criticized the embargo and it's not because it's just "one country won't do any kind of business with you".