Is Israel a First World Country?

Yes. They are allies with nato and the us. The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO, or the Communist Bloc. The United States, Western European nations and their allies represented the First World, while the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and their allies represented the Second World.
"Second World" refers to the former communist-socialist, industrial states, (formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic) today: Russia, Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and some of the Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China.

a stolen state

from the Ottoman empire pre WW2? Palestine never existed. The tribes of Judah did. Before the war of liberation....jewish folks and arabs lived in harmony for the most part. Then the arabs said to muslimes...move, we protect you...then ISREAL KICKED THE muslimes ass,,,and then u have what is going on today...The sand naggers are the problem...not GODS people...

It's a U.S.-Taxpayer-Welfare-World Country.

They cost us TRILLIONS, but Americans love paying taxes and giving away our income -- so it's all okay.

is it true that argentina,,,is a Nazi haven? that country should be the new palestine...Not worth a shit...just poverty...

April 15th is just around the corner. We all have an opportunity tp dig deep into our pockets and

#MakeIsraelEvenMoreTerrickerUsingUSTaxDollars

They aren't old enough , big enough, or idependantly able to move into the future, so not really.Imagine what they'd be like without american taxpayer assistance.

Spoken like a true fool whose own country (Argentina) is truly
a 3rd world cesspool.

All these responses are foolish.

Israel is one of the most advanced nations on the planet.

Anyone reading this ever visited?

I have been all over the world and Israel is FANTASTIC.

Don't let your hatred of their success, ability to influence
nations and excel at literally everything blind you.

Go ISRAEL !!!

Is real ? Is it?

A stolen terror state

I have been and your claims are false only in Jewish only zone you could say it reasonable but so was Tunisia but go out of those areas to Palestinian territories its a very different story , I have seen people living under the most barbaric situations of fear and neglect , to be classed as civilized people need to see justice , there is none in israel

agreed

It's a welfare state like Puerto Rico

Their flag should be an open hand out....

I'm one of the 1.8 million Palestinians who are locked in Gaza, denied to access any other part of Palestine or the WORLD! #FreePalestine

MuhammedSmiry
@M7madSmiry

follow on twitter to see the hidden truth media is covering up

The world hears you.

Your resistance has opened eyes all over the,world.

Israel is a terrorist state, and your continuing existence drives the mad with bloodlust.


God bless you and yours.

Free-loaders are not First World Countries by definition.

Dr. Basem Naim ‏@basemn63 40 mins40 minutes ago

Poll: Half of #Israel Jews want Palestinians expelled. @AlJazeera #IsraeliApartheidWeek #BDS

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UN spokesman breaks down talking about Gaza child deaths
Haunting video clip shows former BBC reporter reduced to sobs as he discusses latest deaths of Palestinian refugees in what was supposed to be a shelter

Mr Gunness condemned the attack, ending: "The rights of Palestinians - even their children - are wholesale denied. And it's appalling."

For a moment, he keeps his cool. He blinks hard and looks relieved the interview has ended.

He squeezes out a brief thank you to his interviewer, saying "My pleasure" in a shaky voice.

Then it is all too much. He presses his hand to his eyes and breaks into sobs.

A colleague rushes to comfort him as the camera is pushed away, while the sound of wailing anguish grows.

Even for a veteran of Gaza's troubles it is all too much.

Mr Gunness condemned the attack, ending: "The rights of Palestinians - even their children - are wholesale denied. And it's appalling."

For a moment, he keeps his cool. He blinks hard and looks relieved the interview has ended.

He squeezes out a brief thank you to his interviewer, saying "My pleasure" in a shaky voice.

Then it is all too much. He presses his hand to his eyes and breaks into sobs.

A colleague rushes to comfort him as the camera is pushed away, while the sound of wailing anguish grows.

Even for a veteran of Gaza's troubles it is all too much.

BARBARISM DOESN'T EQUATE TO FIRST WORLD LIVING

Rule 103. Collective Punishments
Rule 103. Collective punishments are prohibited.
Summary
State practice establishes this rule as a norm of customary international law applicable in both international and non-international armed conflicts. This prohibition is an application, in part, of Rule 102 that no one may be convicted of an offence except on the basis of individual criminal responsibility. However, the prohibition of collective punishments is wider in scope because it does not only apply to criminal sanctions but also to “sanctions and harassment of any sort, administrative, by police action or otherwise”.[1]
International and non-international armed conflicts
The prohibition of collective punishments is stated in the Hague Regulations and the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions.[2] The prohibition is recognized in Additional Protocols I and II as a fundamental guarantee for all civilians and persons hors de combat.[3]
The imposition of “collective penalties” was considered a war crime in the Report of the Commission on Responsibility set up after the First World War.[4] The customary nature of this rule, already applicable during the Second World War, was affirmed by the Military Tribunal of Rome in the Priebke case in 1997.[5] The specification that the imposition of collective punishments is a war crime is also to be found in the Statutes of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.[6]
The prohibition of collective punishments is contained in numerous military manuals.[7] This prohibition is also set forth in the legislation of many States.[8] It is further supported by official statements.[9]
In the Delalić case, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia stated that internment or assigned residence under Article 78 of the Fourth Geneva Convention is an exceptional measure that may never be taken on a collective basis.[10]
While human rights law does not explicitly prohibit “collective punishments” as such, such acts would constitute a violation of specific human rights, in particular the right to liberty and security of person and the right to a fair trial. In its General Comment on Article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (concerning states of emergency), the UN Human Rights Committee stated that States parties may “in no circumstances” invoke a state of emergency “as justification for acting in violation of humanitarian law or peremptory norms of international law, for instance … by imposing collective punishments”.[11]

The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention and abbreviated as GCIV, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was adopted in August 1949, and defines humanitarian protections for civilians in a war zone. There are currently 196 countries party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, including this and the other three treaties.[1]

In 1993, the United Nations Security Council adopted a report from the Secretary-General and a Commission of Experts which concluded that the Geneva Conventions had passed into the body of customary international law, thus making them binding on non-signatories to the Conventions whenever they engage in armed conflicts.[2]


When people ask for protection of the law its customary that they abide by the same laws , israel doesn't so should be offered protection from it

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in the first world ...real world people have laws and regulations that are agreed upon and respected it help societies to respected
we may not always like our neighbors but hat doesn't mean
they have no rights
stop asking the world for rights you don't live by

A stolen state built on the blood of ordinary innocent Palestinians.

[link to www.pchrgaza.org]

israeli pride themselves on there education while denying others the same rights

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II. The Legal Framework
II.I. The Right to Education in International Law
Article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (ICESCR) states that:
1.
The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of
everyone to education. They agree that education shall be directed
to the full development of the human personality and the sense of
its dignity, and shall strengthen the respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms. They further agree that education shall
enable all persons to participate effectively in a free society, promote
understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and all
racial, ethnic or religious groups, and further the activities of the
United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
2.
The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize that, with a view
to achieving the full realization of this right:
a.
Primary education shall be compulsory and available free to all;
b.
Secondary education in its different forms, including technical and
vocational secondary education, shall be made generally available
and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular
by the progressive introduction of free education;
c.
Higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the
basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by
the progressive introduction of free education;
The importance of this right is reflected in the relevant provisions of
international humanitarian law applicable to situations of belligerent
occupation. Article 50 of the Fourth Geneva Convention clearly states
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