The tour guide directed his group towards the binoculars, which cost five shekels (€1.27) to look through for 2½ minutes and could be paid for with a contactless card. “You’ll be able to see ruined territories, but it’s important to remember it’s a result of their aggression towards us and our need to secure ourselves,” he said. He was standing at a viewing point in Sderot, western Israel, last week. Behind him were the ruins of Gaza, its blockade starting just over one kilometre away. Even with a naked eye, it is possible to see something of the scale of...