Here is a well-written article comparing the comparative downsides to the US gang’s depredations upon its citizenry to those of the Israeli government upon their own victims. Some excerpts:
Many who have run-ins with “the system” in the US would disagree about it being “fairly tightly regulated”. In particular the administrative state in the U.S. has become so ridiculous that it’s pretty hard not to break laws on a daily basis – and get hung out to dry if somebody arbitrarily comes after you on it. I personally was accused of “building without a permit” for removing old carpeting (go ahead, prove you didn’t build), and for trimming a tree (yes, it was a crime to cut down a tree in my own yard where I lived). But putting that aside…
Yes the Israeli system has some problems with corruption, and with influence peddling. In some ways this isn’t so different than the US, just a little more obvious…
There are almost no police shootings in Israel, even in normal crime situations.
How’s the DMV where you live? Every tried to get a permit (yourself) to remodel your bathroom? Ever been fined for a “obstructive bush”?
“How do people like you navigate your way through this to achieve some sort of protection from your own country?”
You learn the system. How do you avoid getting audited by the IRS, with 100,000 different regulations that could get you?
I recommend reading the full original, especially for those preparing to make Aliyah to Israel.