Sackler vs. Queensland

I am in this application cycle applying to US MD and DO schools and some foreign programs as backups. Just in case that I have to resort to going out of country for medical school, these are the 2 options that I'm juggling and hoping to have advice on which is the better deal in the long run:

1/ Sackler: its graduates being considered in-state in New York is the biggest advantage that an IMG can have. Curriculum geared toward USMLE (?). It has very strong match lists. I want to practice in NY, so Sackler and its strong tie to NY interest me.
Disadvantage: please correct me if I'm wrong: I've heard Israel is probably safe as a country but not for the people in it individually. It has a massive military force due to its surroundings all wanting to destroy it. It is probably safe from invasion for now but it is a crime-ridden place with lots of individual act terrorisms and super dangerous borders. However, some people are saying Tel Aviv is a pretty safe place to live so I don't know which is the truth. I've come across both opinions when performing google search... would love to have some actual data.

2/ Queensland-Ochsner: class sizes were small (~25) but it has increased class size to ~90 since last year. Advantages being the safest city to live in, world-class education, superb clinical training (its students have been mashing USMLE Step 2), 3rd & 4th year rotations entirely in the US, good match lists so far.
Disadvantage: its graduates are considered IMGs and will have significant disadvantage in the Match (especially when American class sizes are increasing), curriculum not geared toward USMLE.

Both schools have close to zero attrition rates and are eligible for federal loans.

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Sackler vs. Queensland