They came, they swam, they left
In Israel's 52nd year, the rich, famous, and obscure came to visit. Here are our 52 top distinguished tourists

45. Antonio Banderas
Pursued relentlessly by the local press while he was here filming The Body, Spanish hunk Antonio Banderas maintained a "no comment" policy. His one public foray took place at the Israeli Oscar ceremony where he presented the Best Actress award. He identified with the struggle of Israeli filmmakers for government funding, telling them that he supports their "fight to get the support of the public institutions for one of the most powerful communication tools in our time - cinema."