Sea of Galilee
In 1909, Jewish pioneers established the first cooperative farming village (kibbutz), Kvutzat Kinneret. The settlement trained Jewish immigrants in farming and agriculture. Later, Kinneret pioneers established Kibbutz Degania. The Kinneret is considered the cradle of the kibbutz culture of early Zionism and the birthplace of Naomi Shemer and the burial site of Rachel - two of the most prominent Israeli poets. The preamble of the League of Nations Mandate [6] required the Principal Allied Powers to fix the boundaries between the British and French Mandates. In 1923 an agreement between the United Kingdom and France established the border between the British Mandate of Palestine and the French Mandate of Syria. The Zionist movement pressured the French and British to assign as many water sources as possible to Palestine during the demarcating negotiations. These constant demands influenced the negotiators and finally led to the inclusion of the whole Sea of Galilee, both sides of the Jordan river, Lake Hula, Dan spring, and part of the Yarmouk.[7] The High Commissioner of Palestine, Herbert Samuel, had demanded full control of the Sea of Galilee.[8] The new border followed a 10-meter wide strip along the lake's northeastern shore,[9] and Syria became landlocked in the southwest. However, the British and French Agreement provided that: any existing rights over the use of the waters of the Jordan by the inhabitants of Syria shall be maintained unimpaired. the Government of Syria shall have the right to erect a new pier at Semakh on Lake Tiberias or to have joint use of the existing pier persons or goods passing between the existing landing-stage or any future landing-stages on the Lake of Tiberias and Semakh Station shall not by reason of the mere fact that they must cross the territory of Palestine be deemed persons or goods entering Palestine for the purpose of Customs or other regulations, and the right of the Syrian Government and their agents to access to the sai
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