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

48. John Howard
Australian Prime Minister John Howard reaffirmed that Australian-Israeli relations continue to be 'very good' despite the 1997 Maccabiah disaster. Howard proved to Israelis that his country was behind Israel when he said he understood why the organizers of the 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney erected a memorial to the 11 Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 games in Munich. Arab leaders want the monument to be taken down.