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

16. Aida Gomez
There is no role as provocative as that of Carmen, and Gomez, artistic director of the Spanish National Ballet, blazed into the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv in February to dance the role herself. Gomez is only 33, the youngest person ever to be named the director of a major ballet company, and strives to blend the uniqueness of Spanish folk culture into new and exciting dance forms.