For internationals working in Ramallah there is often the sense that you are living on easy-street. I regularly find myself explaining that my quality of life here is much better than it was in London. My commute is a five minute walk, my rent is a third of what I paid in Brixton, and crime levels are so low to make south London seem like a den of vice and hate. The pressures that come with a military occupation are felt much less in the Ramallah bubble then elsewhere in the West Bank and as an Brit there is always the safety net of a budget flight home if things get a little hot.
