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U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose

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U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose

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The U.N. General Assembly called for the 31st time on the United States to end its decades-long trade embargo against Cuba as the communist-run island suffers its worst economic crisis in decades, with shortages of food, fuel and medicine.

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I’ve never understood why Israel gives a shit about Cuba.
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  They dont, but considering how much aid we give them, sure, we can vote with th U.S. on anything we DGF about.
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  Just because they can.

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