To walk on water when the water has gone will take a miracle

The Sea of Galilee is shrinking but expertise in desalination could be the answer to Israel’s water woes. And if the technology is shared, it might hold the key to regional peace, reports Bel Trew in the sixth part of her series, Water Wars

An island, which was never visible before, can now be seen on the Sea of Galilee (Photos Reuters)

If you head to the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus allegedly walked on water, today you would see holidaymakers performing the same miracle but over a muddy bog.

Israel’s largest reservoir, which feeds the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, is rapidly shrinking due to overpumping and a 5-year drought.

Now Christian pilgrims and swimmers, wading metres in, stand forlornly knee deep in a puddle. At its southern edge a small island, not seen for years, is slowly rising from the receding waters.