Amos Onn has lived on the banks of the biblical Sea of Galilee since 1956, when he came from Jerusalem to start a new life at Kibbutz Ein Gev.

He was there when the lake flooded the neat, simple houses of the collective more than 40 years ago, paddling around in a kayak to rescue those stuck in their homes. Over the years he has watched the kibbutz flourish thanks to the lake's waters: first it brought fish and provided the water for Ein Gev's vegetable and fruit plantations; then it lured more and more tourists to the kibbutz's sprawling holiday resort and famous fish restaurant.