What is the 'Israeli way?' Elaborate for us
Um, from an Israeli citizen:
Tanks at major crossings.
Lots of guys with guns milling about.
Even if you didn't do anything, you might spend HOURS talking to the police. This is also from a friend of mine who traveled a lot. He was from Columbia, so I'm pretty sure the narcotics guys wanted to see what he was about. Hell, one of his uncles was probably directly connected to the cartel based on his stories of what he saw when he visited.
There is no 5th, 4th, or any other amendments to protect you. Maybe there are, I'm not up on Israeli law.
What they get right. They do a lot of body language interpretation, which probably works most of the time if the person observing is skilled.
edit: To elaborate a little. Not long afte 9/11, I had a Mercedes G wagon pull up to the checkpoint. There were 4 or 5 guys in their mid-20's. They carried Mexican passports, but had ethnic Arab names. Of course, government agencies don't communicate, so I have 4 or 5 'odd' people in front of me and the Port of Entry didn't bother to tell us anything. So, a long conversation entails, calls to DC, (again, no one in blue talked to anyone in green). While I was waiting for the DC wonks to figure out what was going on, I was talking to them. They told me how they were treated as Arab Jews, from Mexico, when they visited the 'homeland'. Eventually, it got figured out, I wished them safe travels and I got to learn something new I guess.