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Novi, MI 48375 (248) 380-6590 28345 Beck Rd, Ste. 102 Wixom, MI 48393 (248) 468-0205 IMO March 25 . 2010 World ROUNDUP Human Rights Update Washington/JTA — The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report cited Palestinian incitement and Israel's denial of some basic Palestinian needs as ongoing problems in the region. Much of this year's lengthy report dealing with "Israel and the occupied territories" was devoted to last year's Gaza war and its aftermath. The March 11 report quoted Israeli human rights groups in some instances and in others accused Israel outright of deprivations, with- out attribution. It was especially blunt in dealing with Israel's block- ade of the Gaza Strip. "Since 2007, Israel has enforced a strict blockade of Gaza, seriously impeding persons and goods from entering or leaving:' it said. "Following hostilities in Gaza in January, Israel severely tight- ened restrictions at crossings into the Gaza Strip. International and Israeli human rights organizations described this action as 'collective punishment' of the residents of Gaza, as it restricts access to basic goods and restricts civilians desir- ing to go abroad temporarily or change their place of residence per- manently." The report noted the relative suc- cess of Israel's invasion in stopping llamas rocket attacks from Gaza. "There were 125 rockets and 70 mortar shells fired into Israel from Gaza since the end of Operation Cast Lead on Jan. 21 and 850 rockets and mortar shells during the hostilities, compared with 1,750 rockets and 1,528 mortar shells in 2008," it said. It also noted the Goldstone report into the war, commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council, as well as criticisms of the inquiry as fun- damentally flawed against Israel. The Goldstone commission claimed Israeli soldiers "were responsible for deliberate targeting of civilians, for the destruction of critical infrastructure in Gaza and for using weapons such as white phosphorous in highly populated areas, all of which it deemed to be violations of international humani- tarian law:' the State Department reported. "The Goldstone report was widely criticized for methodological fail- ings, legal and factual errors, false- hoods and for devoting insufficient attention to the asymmetrical nature of the conflict and the fact that llamas and other Palestinian mili- tants were deliberately operating in heavily populated urban areas of Gaza." The State Department report also dealt with abuses committed by Palestinian authorities, including anti-Israel incitement. "Rhetoric by Palestinian terror- ist groups included expressions of anti-Semitism, as did sermons by some Muslim religious leaders:' it said. "Some Palestinian religious leaders rejected the right of Israel to exist. llamas' al-Aqsa television sta- tion carried shows for preschoolers extolling hatred of Jews and suicide bombings." Palestinian textbooks, the report said, "showed imbalance, bias, and inaccuracy." Kosher In Moscow .. . Moscow/JTA — A kosher restaurant featuring Bukharian Jewish food opened in the heart of Moscow. Seven-Forty is owned by Ben Binyaminov, the president of the Congress of Bukharian Jews of Russia and the CIS, according to the Web site of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. The teahouse hired eight chefs from Tashkent. Among those attending the recent opening were LevLeviev, president of the World Congress of Bukharian Jews as well as the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS; a chief rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar; and Alexander Boroda, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries supervised the changeover to a kosher restaurant. . . . And In Prague Prague/JTA — A kosher grocery has opened in Prague. King Solomon's Bakery and Deli, located in the city's Jewish Quarter, is the first all-kosher grocery in the Czech capital since World War II, according to a report from Radio Prague. The store is currently selling Passover food. One of the owners, Michal Gunsberger, opened a kosher res- taurant in Prague in the early 1990s. He told Radio Prague that a kosher grocery store was the logical next step. The store is planning to open its own bakery and will also offer kishka, pastrami and other Jewish specialties.