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Tiberiade lake, or Sea of Galilee, Israel.

This lake is 200 meters below sea level, and so it is the second lowest lake in the world, after Dead Sea. Jordan river flows into it.

I went here last year, during my visit to Palestine and Israel.

This lake is the most important source of potable water for Israel, and Israeli government took from it, in the past, about 400 million cubic meters of water every year, too much. Only in last years they are starting to decrease their activity (because of the lower level of the water), starting a seawater desalination plan (by the way, last year the level was good, but not for Dead Sea, were water level decreases a lot every year, costantly).
The fight of water is still a problem in these territories, with Israel government doing a reckless policy of managing water resources to the detriment of the Palestinians.
Using a metaphor, if the Palestinians were fishes, the Israeli government doesn't kill the fishes, but bring out the water from the 'aquarium'.

About my feeling to be in this special place, I remember well the silence on the boat, the calm of the water and the peaceful sound of small waves against boat.
I had the chills thinking that Jesus lived here, and made on this water many miracles, as described in some parables in which Jesus walked on water, calmed the storm, gave instruction to disciples to make a miraculous catch of fish, or he fed five thousand people, multiplying breads and fishes.

Some magic feeling here, where the Gospel becomes three-dimensional.

Jesus returned here also after his dead, calling his disciples and preparing to them some bread and fish on the shore: Jesus was first of all a good friend. He didn't give us laws or abstract rules, but new words and acts to transform the heart of human beings, open them to life and creating, first of all, strong relationship of love and friendship.